Spitz Surname
Approximately 13,674 people bear this surname
Spitz Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller on, or near, a peak or pointed hill; one who came from Spitzen or Spitz (pointed hill), the names of places in Germany.
Spitz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,184 | 1:69,919 | 8,121 |
| Germany | 4,055 | 1:19,853 | 2,620 |
| France | 1,877 | 1:35,388 | 4,308 |
| Israel | 666 | 1:12,849 | 1,962 |
| Switzerland | 288 | 1:28,517 | 4,358 |
| Brazil | 283 | 1:756,446 | 27,572 |
| Austria | 188 | 1:45,295 | 7,246 |
| England | 132 | 1:422,107 | 28,563 |
| Canada | 110 | 1:334,960 | 30,494 |
| Netherlands | 92 | 1:183,556 | 26,152 |
| Hungary | 86 | 1:114,143 | 10,831 |
| Belgium | 75 | 1:153,289 | 21,368 |
| French Polynesia | 74 | 1:3,795 | 856 |
| Argentina | 73 | 1:585,526 | 41,795 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Italy | 54 | 1:1,132,531 | 73,160 |
| New Caledonia | 52 | 1:5,312 | 1,081 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Czechia | 14 | 1:759,534 | 67,321 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 459 | 1:109,409 | 10,910 |
The alternate forms: Špitz (10) are calculated separately.
Spitz (25) may also be a first name.
Spitz Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller on, or near, a peak or pointed hill; one who came from Spitzen or Spitz (pointed hill), the names of places in Germany.
(from a place name) Spitz, or Spitzer, is from Spitz, a town in Austria.
Spitz Demographics
Spitz Political Affiliation
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Spitz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spitz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Spitz (Arabic: سبيتز) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Špitz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Spitz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Spitz is the 38,460th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 532,949 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Spitz reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 25 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,184 people, or 1 in 69,919. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 16 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 30 percent live and France, where 14 percent live.
Spitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Spitz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,129 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Spitz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Spitz surname are 39.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.37% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Spitz earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 24.17% less than the national average, earning 262,419 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.95% less than the national average, earning R 216,372 per year; in United States they earn 20.44% more than the national average, earning $51,968 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.57% more than the national average, earning $59,405 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Špitz | 93 | 10 | / |
| Spietz | 91 | 243 | / |
| Spitze | 91 | 241 | / |
| Shpitz | 91 | 15 | / |
| Speitz | 91 | 14 | / |
| Spittz | 91 | 2 | / |
| Spitzs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Spiz | 89 | 55 | / |
| Schpitz | 83 | 2 | / |
| Spits | 80 | 1,373 | / |
| Spetz | 80 | 1,032 | / |
| Sputz | 80 | 74 | / |
| Spütz | 80 | 68 | / |
| Shpiz | 80 | 32 | / |
| Spizz | 80 | 31 | / |
| Spiez | 80 | 23 | / |
| Spytz | 80 | 17 | / |
| Szpiz | 80 | 9 | / |
| Spidz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zpitz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Spuiz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spicz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spaiz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Speiz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shpits | 73 | 598 | / |
| Spaits | 73 | 245 | / |
| Spitse | 73 | 210 | / |
| Spitts | 73 | 34 | / |
| Spicze | 73 | 26 | / |
| Spethz | 73 | 10 | / |
| Speetz | 73 | 9 | / |
| Shpiez | 73 | 4 | / |
| Spuetz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Spiocz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Spiets | 73 | 0 | / |
| Speits | 73 | 0 | / |
| Spuits | 73 | 0 | / |
| Spic | 67 | 65 | / |
| Spez | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shpitts | 67 | 13 | / |
| Spaihts | 67 | 13 | / |
| Spić | 67 | 5 | / |
| Schpetz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zpiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Špiz | 67 | 1 | / |
Spitz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spitz in the Arabic language | ||
| سبيتز | sbytz | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spitz
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