Špes Surname

500,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Špes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Špes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia5321:4,676900
Slovakia941:56,77110,969
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Croatia71:604,08640,820
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Spes (155) & Spès (2) are calculated separately.

Špes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Špes (Hindi: स्पेस) occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Spes or Spès. Click here for other possible spellings of Špes.

How Common Is The Last Name Špes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 500,792nd most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 11,092,155 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Špes live; 83 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Špes is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 532 people, or 1 in 4,676. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Drava, where 45 percent are found, Savinja, where 39 percent are found and Carinthia, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Slovenia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 14 percent are found and Czechia, where 2 percent are found.

Špes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Špes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Špes surname contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spes92155/
Špies892/
Spès832/
Špiess803/
Špeh75399/
Špec75311/
Špís7521/
Špet7518/
Špis7511/
Šper754/
Špesová73100/
Špesova731/
Spies6728,346/
Speas671,599/
Spets671,387/
Spees671,123/
Speis67546/
Spess67179/
Shpes6728/
Szpes6719/
Spesh6715/
Spese6713/
Špais6712/
Špajs678/
Špeht674/
Špeić672/
Špīse672/
Speus672/
Špiss671/
Spehs671/
Sbpes671/

Špes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Špes in the Hindi language
स्पेसspesa-

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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 Špes
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