Špila Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Špila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Špila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia281:379,76744,481
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

The alternate forms: Spila (1,139), Spilá (15) & Spīla (1) are calculated separately.

Špila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Špila is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Spila, Spilá or Spīla. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Špila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Špila is the 2,909,720th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Špila are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Špila is most commonly held in Czechia, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 379,767. In Czechia it is most frequent in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 75 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 14 percent live and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 7 percent live. Not including Czechia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 33 percent live and Croatia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spila931,139/
Špilaj9110/
Spilá8715/
Spīla871/
Špilj8020/
Špile803/
Špela802/
Szpila731,505/
Špiler73375/
Spisla73354/
Špetla73116/
Špleha7315/
Spiola7310/
Spilia739/
Špejla734/
Spilai731/
Speila731/
Spilaj731/
Špilajová7113/
Spielau67136/
Spilias6775/
Shpilia6714/
Shpilya6713/
Spittla670/

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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 Špila
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