Sprinz Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Sprinz Surname Definition:

From the German, Sprinzel; a personal name.

Sprinz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2241:359,39934,546
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Austria701:121,64916,953
Lithuania491:61,9309,378
Israel261:329,14027,831
Czechia231:462,32550,029
England231:2,422,52489,093
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Šprinz (5) are calculated separately.

Sprinz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Sprinzel; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sprinz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sprinz is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Šprinz. Click here for other potential spellings of Sprinz.

How Common Is The Last Name Sprinz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sprinz is the 592,650th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. Sprinz is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Sprinz live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Sprinz is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 359,399. In Germany Sprinz is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 28 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Austria, where 13 percent reside.

Sprinz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sprinz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sprinz surname expanded 252 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sprinz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sprinz are 29.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.86% registered with the political party.

Sprinz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.62% more than the national average, earning $48,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šprinz945/
Sprintz92114/
Sprincz9237/
Sprinzh9217/
Shprinz925/
Shprintz8612/
Sprindzs867/
Sprientz863/
Shprinze861/
Sprenz83104/
Sprinc8310/
Sprins831/
Shprintze803/
Schprintz802/
Sprince77116/
Sprentz7781/
Sprencz7761/
Sprints7736/
Szprinc7721/
Sprinch772/
Shprints7185/
Chprintz7114/
Shprentz7110/
Šprinc67122/
Sprync6720/
Sprenc678/
Sprincová671/
Sprincova671/
Sprens671/
Schprints671/
Sprnce670/
Szprync62122/
Sprench628/
Sprence627/
Zprince621/
Sprynts621/
Sprenss620/
Shprynts5726/
Šprincová53123/
Šprync5029/
Spryntsova505/
Šprenc501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sprinz
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