Spitzer Surname

22,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Spitzer 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.

Spitzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,5871:37,8074,672
Germany7,3691:10,9251,388
Austria3,0011:2,838269
Israel1,4051:6,091927
France4891:135,83420,782
Canada3281:112,33411,995
Brazil2961:723,22426,468
England2141:260,36520,793
Hungary1401:70,1167,171
Switzerland1401:58,6647,379
Argentina1341:318,98125,304
Czechia961:110,76518,159
Australia901:299,95226,269
Belgium611:188,47025,041
Croatia581:72,90712,893
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Paraguay281:258,4554,403
Slovakia271:197,64632,915
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7651:65,6457,147

The alternate forms: Špitzer (11) are calculated separately.

Spitzer (37) may also be a first name.

Spitzer 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

Spitzer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spitzer (Arabic: سبيتزر) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Špitzer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spitzer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Spitzer is the 22,765th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 305,429 people. The surname Spitzer is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Spitzer are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 37 people.

The surname Spitzer is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 9,587 people, or 1 in 37,807. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 17 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Virginia, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 66 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent reside and Austria, where 13 percent reside.

Spitzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spitzer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spitzer surname increased 1,253 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spitzer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spitzer last name are 38.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.58% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spitzer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 494.35% more than the national average, earning S/. 115,214 per year; in South Africa they earn 97.21% more than the national average, earning R 468,636 per year; in United States they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning $45,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.19% more than the national average, earning $56,734 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Spitzer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spitzer in the Arabic language
سبيتزرsbytzr-

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