Sprotte Surname

331,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,116 people bear this surname

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

Sprotte Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Sprot (twig or small branch); one thought to possess some characteristic of a sprat (fish); dweller at the sign of the sprat.

Sprotte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6551:122,90915,021
Brazil2181:981,99234,879
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Sprotte Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Sprot (twig or small branch); one thought to possess some characteristic of a sprat (fish); dweller at the sign of the sprat.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sprotte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sprotte occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sprotte? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sprotte is the 331,528th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,530,059 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Sprotte are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 655 people, or 1 in 122,909. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Bavaria, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Germany Sprotte exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Sprotte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sprotte has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 861 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sprotte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sprotte surname are 23.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.37% being registered with the political party.

Sprotte earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning $44,885 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sprottie932/
Sprottey930/
Sprott922,696/
Sprote9220/
Spratte86628/
Sprotti86146/
Sprutte8629/
Sproete8620/
Sproste862/
Sprotty862/
Shprote861/
Sprothe861/
Sprotes861/
Sprotts861/
Sproute861/
Sproutt860/
Sprot83333/
Spruytte80473/
Spratter8050/
Sprother801/
Sprostea801/
Sprattey800/
Sprostey800/
Spratt7711,932/
Sprout771,721/
Sprute77546/
Szprot7786/
Spröte7776/
Shprot7774/
Sproit7715/
Sprost775/
Sprate774/
Sproti774/
Sproty773/
Sprotz772/
Sprota771/
Sproth770/
Sprots770/
Sproot770/
Sprouster7521/
Sproggitt750/
Sprutta71226/
Sprater71125/
Spratta7151/
Sprouts7147/
Sprötge7145/
Sprostý718/
Sprosts716/
Spratts713/
Sproust713/
Spretty713/
Spruyte711/
Sprotys711/
Sprutee711/
Hspratt711/
Jspratt711/
Sprattz710/
Spratty710/
Spruthe710/
Sproety710/
Spruter710/
Spraute710/
Sprod67148/
Sprat6752/
Spratiey671/
Sprather670/
Spruster670/

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