Späthe Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Späthe Surname User-submission:

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

Späthe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2891:278,56629,283
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Spathe (13) are calculated separately.

Späthe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Späthe Last Name Facts

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

Späthe is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Spathe. For other possible spellings of Späthe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Späthe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Späthe is the 895,817th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Späthe reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 289 people, or 1 in 278,566. In Germany Späthe is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 27 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 13 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent reside and Slovakia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spathe9413/
Späther927/
Späth9113,329/
Späte91184/
Spöthe838/
Spethe830/
Spät80401/
Spaethe77252/
Spether7743/
Spither775/
Spätter773/
Spaythe771/
Späthth771/
Speth735,993/
Spate73836/
Späti73399/
Spite73168/
Spote7394/
Spöth7388/
Spyth7351/
Spädt7336/
Spéth7330/
Späht7312/
Spete7310/
Spith739/
Sphet731/
Szpät731/
Späthová715/
Speither711/
Spaeth676,938/
Spieth672,298/
Spathi67614/
Speith67337/
Speter67321/
Spetch67293/
Spetie67182/
Spaete67167/
Spayth67126/
Spaite6787/
Speeth6780/
Spaith6780/
Spitha6759/
Spiter6756/
Spotte6746/
Spoeth6745/
Schpether6728/
Speath6726/
Spites6716/
Spethz6710/
Szpöth679/
Shpyth678/
Szpeth676/
Spitte675/
Spatte674/
Spette674/
Spehte674/
Spetea673/
Shpate672/
Spoyth671/
Spetht671/
Spitje671/
Spetey671/
Speste671/
Spitez671/
Spitey671/
Sphett671/
Spethy671/
Spateh671/
Spatea671/
Spuith670/
Speate670/
Spetes670/
Spiete670/
Sphate670/
Speuth670/
Spoteh670/
Speete670/

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