Špaleta Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Špaleta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Špaleta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1051:40,2728,066
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Spaleta (175) are calculated separately.

Špaleta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Špaleta is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Spaleta. For other possible spellings of Špaleta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Špaleta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,775,494th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name Špaleta is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Špaleta are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Špaleta is most common in Croatia, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 40,272. In Croatia Špaleta is most numerous in: Zadar County, where 68 percent reside, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 23 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 5 percent reside. Besides Croatia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spaleta95175/
Spaletta80255/
Spalleta8020/
Spalletta751,752/
Spalata7149/
Spoleta7112/
Speleta7110/
Spaleti716/
Spalitta6746/
Spaletto6745/
Spaletti6730/
Spalleti678/
Spallita673/
Spaletos671/
Spoletta671/
Spaletou671/
Spalette671/
Spalletti63863/
Spallotta63640/
Spallitta63159/
Spaulette635/
Spalhlitta591/
Spoleti57399/
Spoleto57134/
Spolita57116/
Spolete576/
Spólita572/
Spelita572/
Spòlita571/
Spalito571/
Spoletti53109/
Spallato5380/
Spalatto5359/
Spalitto5357/
Spoletto5318/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Špaleta
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