Späth Surname

39,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Späth Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, meaning 'late', someone who never arrives on time.

Späth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,0261:6,180751
Switzerland1261:65,1827,970
Austria901:94,61613,804
Denmark231:245,42219,084
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
England11:55,718,059489,080
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4961:101,24710,256

Späth Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'late', someone who never arrives on time.

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Späth Last Name Facts

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

Späth is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Späth? popularity and diffusion

Späth is the 39,381st most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 546,744 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Späth reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 13,026 people, or 1 in 6,180. In Germany Späth is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 42 percent live, Bavaria, where 33 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent live. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Späth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Späth has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Späth last name decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Späthe91299/
Spät89401/
Späthth831/
Speth805,993/
Späte80184/
Spöth8088/
Spyth8051/
Spädt8036/
Spéth8030/
Späht8012/
Spith809/
Szpät801/
Späthová775/
Spaeth736,938/
Spieth732,298/
Speith73337/
Spetch73293/
Spayth73126/
Speeth7380/
Spaith7380/
Spoeth7345/
Speath7326/
Spethz7310/
Szpöth739/
Shpyth738/
Spöthe738/
Szpeth736/
Spoyth731/
Spetht731/
Spuith730/
Spethe730/
Speuth730/
Spit671,220/
Spyt67595/
Spet67163/
Späd679/
Spét674/
Spaitht671/
Speithp671/
Speaths671/
Spaythe671/

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