La Spina Surname

90,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

La Spina Surname User-submission:

The surname La Spina means 'the plug' in Italian.

La Spina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3,9081:15,6492,597
Australia6781:39,8175,155
Argentina3221:132,74411,235
France1381:481,32467,982
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Canada411:898,67368,969
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

La Spina Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname La Spina means 'the plug' in Italian.

- lanonofratello

La Spina Last Name Facts

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

The last name La Spina occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name La Spina? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 90,640th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,378,390 people. La Spina occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of La Spina reside; 74 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 74 percent reside in Italic Europe.

It is most common in Italy, where it is borne by 3,908 people, or 1 in 15,649. In Italy it is mostly found in: Sicily, where 89 percent are found, Piedmont, where 5 percent are found and Lazio, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Italy La Spina exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

La Spina Last Name Statistics demography

The amount La Spina earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 6.48% less than the national average, earning €28,084 per year; in United States they earn 99.31% more than the national average, earning $86,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.82% more than the national average, earning $50,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 La Spina
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis