Splinter Surname

144,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Splinter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Splinter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,1441:14,7622,220
United States8761:413,76635,960
Germany7051:114,19214,065
Canada1601:230,28522,082
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Suriname191:29,0855,642
England101:5,571,806158,774
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Splinter (54) may also be a first name.

Splinter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Splinter is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Splinter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 144,971st most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,379,218 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Splinter are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Splinter is also the 1,350,955th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 54 people.

The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,144 people, or 1 in 14,762. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 37 percent live, South Holland, where 24 percent live and Utrecht, where 10 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Germany, where 23 percent live.

Splinter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Splinter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Splinter last name increased 1,485 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Splinter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Splinter last name are 21.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.96% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Splinter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.13% more than the national average, earning R 437,556 per year; in United States they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $46,109 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.35% more than the national average, earning $54,330 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Splinter
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