Špitz Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Špitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Špitz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801

The alternate forms: Spitz (13,674) are calculated separately.

Špitz Last Name Facts

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

Špitz is more commonly found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Spitz. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Špitz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Špitz is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Špitz reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Slovakia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 889,408. In Slovakia Špitz is most common in: Košice Region, where 50 percent reside and Prešov Region, where 50 percent reside. Besides Slovakia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 40 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spitz9313,674/
Špiz891/
Zpitz803/
Spietz73243/
Spitze73241/
Shpitz7315/
Speitz7314/
Spittz732/
Spitzs731/
Špic6797/
Spiz6755/
Špić675/
Schpitz672/
Zpiz671/
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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 Špitz
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