Spitsberg Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Spitsberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spitsberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Spitsberg Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Spitsberg Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Spitsberg is found most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spitsberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spitsberg is the 2,776,799th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Spitsberg are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Spitsberg is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States Spitsberg is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 22 percent live, California, where 18 percent live and Florida, where 16 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 2 percent live and Israel, where 2 percent live.

Spitsberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spitsberg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spitsberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spitsberg last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Spitsberg earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.83% less than the national average, earning $32,004 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shpitsberg9574/
Schpitsberg901/
Spitzberg89228/
Spidsberg8986/
Speisberg892/
Spitsburg892/
Spetsberg890/
Spiesberg890/
Spedtsberg8431/
Shpitsburg8410/
Speedtsberg8080/
Spitzburg7815/
Spitzborg783/
Szpicberg783/
Spedsberg781/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spitsberg
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