Spitznagel Surname

195,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Spitznagel Surname User-submission:

Meaning in German: spitz (sharp) nagel (nail) - 'sharp nail'. Perhaps originally a family of blacksmiths or carpenters.

Spitznagel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1351:70,9309,023
United States6131:591,28748,265
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
Switzerland961:85,5519,588
Canada551:669,92054,285
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Austria341:250,45429,541
France201:3,321,136213,627
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Spitznagel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning in German: spitz (sharp) nagel (nail) - 'sharp nail'. Perhaps originally a family of blacksmiths or carpenters.

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Spitznagel Last Name Facts

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

Spitznagel is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spitznagel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 195,234th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,389,556 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Spitznagel live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,135 people, or 1 in 70,930. In Germany Spitznagel is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 63 percent live, Hesse, where 14 percent live and Bavaria, where 13 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Spitznagel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spitznagel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spitznagel last name grew 1,022 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spitznagel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spitznagel surname are 21.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.13% registered with the political party.

The amount Spitznagel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.29% more than the national average, earning $50,609 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.8% more than the national average, earning $61,510 CAD per year.

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