Spitzel Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Spitzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spitzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
United States391:9,293,819392,288
France111:6,038,429280,838
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Spitzel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spitzel is found most frequently in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spitzel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,943,350th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Spitzel reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Spitzel is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,963,548. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 34 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 24 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Spitzel is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Spitzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spitzel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Spitzel last name grew 3,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spitzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spitzel surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Spitzel earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spitzell932/
Spitzl92797/
Spizel924/
Shpizel8616/
Spiezel861/
Spetzel860/
Spicel7716/
Spitzlová754/
Spestzell750/
Speciel7140/
Shpyzel718/
Spéciel711/
Spiecel711/
Speichel670/
Specel6225/
Špicel624/
Specil620/
Spychel576/
Spechel575/
Szpychel531/
Speechel531/
Spiclova531/
Špicelová503/
Špicelova501/
Şpiţelová501/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Spitzel
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