Spitz Surname

38,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1841:69,9198,121
Germany4,0551:19,8532,620
France1,8771:35,3884,308
Israel6661:12,8491,962
Switzerland2881:28,5174,358
Brazil2831:756,44627,572
Austria1881:45,2957,246
England1321:422,10728,563
Canada1101:334,96030,494
Netherlands921:183,55626,152
Hungary861:114,14310,831
Belgium751:153,28921,368
French Polynesia741:3,795856
Argentina731:585,52641,795
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Italy541:1,132,53173,160
New Caledonia521:5,3121,081
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Australia411:658,43245,385
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Czechia141:759,53467,321
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
India91:85,229,487684,495
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Norway61:857,04855,549
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Monaco31:12,3552,088
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4591:109,40910,910

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from a place name) Spitz, or Spitzer, is from Spitz, a town in Austria.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Spitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spitz (Arabic: سبيتز) is most common in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Špitz. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spitz? popularity and diffusion

Spitz is the 38,460th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 532,949 people. Spitz occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Spitz are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 25 people.

The surname Spitz is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 5,184 people, or 1 in 69,919. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 16 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States Spitz exists in 63 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent reside and France, where 14 percent reside.

Spitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spitz 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 holding the Spitz last name are 39.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.37% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Špitz9310/
Spietz91243/
Spitze91241/
Shpitz9115/
Speitz9114/
Spittz912/
Spitzs911/
Spiz8955/
Schpitz832/
Spits801,373/
Spetz801,032/
Sputz8074/
Spütz8068/
Shpiz8032/
Spizz8031/
Spiez8023/
Spytz8017/
Szpiz809/
Spidz803/
Zpitz803/
Spuiz801/
Spicz801/
Spaiz801/
Speiz801/
Shpits73598/
Spaits73245/
Spitse73210/
Spitts7334/
Spicze7326/
Spethz7310/
Speetz739/
Shpiez734/
Spuetz731/
Spiocz731/
Spiets730/
Speits730/
Spuits730/
Spic6765/
Spez6721/
Shpitts6713/
Spaihts6713/
Spić675/
Schpetz672/
Zpiz671/
Špiz671/

Spitz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spitz in the Arabic language
سبيتزsbytz-

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