Spaan Surname

134,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Spaan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spaan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,6081:6,475720
Germany2921:275,70429,076
United States2461:1,473,410100,696
Canada471:783,94961,790
Belgium361:319,35136,407
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Australia311:870,82953,581
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Spaan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spaan (Arabic: سبيان) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Spaan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spaan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spaan is the 134,973rd most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,186,482 people. The last name Spaan is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Spaan are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,608 people, or 1 in 6,475. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 23 percent are found, North Holland, where 22 percent are found and South Holland, where 19 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Spaan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spaan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spaan last name increased 1,070 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spaan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spaan surname are 12.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.18% registered with the party.

The amount Spaan earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 39.04% more than the national average, earning R 330,408 per year; in United States they earn 25.37% more than the national average, earning $54,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning $54,614 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spahan9185/
Shpaan914/
Spaann912/
Span894,491/
Spain8019,918/
Spann8018,560/
Spahn809,805/
Spang806,289/
Spane80382/
Spaun80285/
Shpan80243/
Sphan80117/
Spand8088/
Spean8027/
Spant807/
Szpan805/
Spamn803/
Spayn801/
Spaam801/
Jspan801/
Spanō801/
Spaine73386/
Spanne73161/
Spayne73155/
Spaink73107/
Spasin7364/
Spaten7319/
Szpank7318/
Spatin7313/
Spasen739/
Spaing738/
Spacin737/
Shpane736/
Spanhe734/
Szpang734/
Spainc733/
Spainn733/
Schpan733/
Spangh733/
Spasyn732/
Sphann731/
Spaint731/
Spagne731/
Spaung731/
Spahnn731/
Spaham731/
Spacen731/
Shpant731/
Speank730/
Speann730/
Speahn730/
Spangg730/
Spahhn730/
Spauhn730/
Spaune730/
Sphane730/
Spam671,457/
Spanova67582/
Špan67324/
Spon67246/
Shpahyn67156/
D'Spain6748/
Şpan6742/
Spassin6733/
Spán6711/
Shpatin673/
Spanová672/
Spân671/
Spassen671/
Spainne671/
Spaggin671/
Spacink671/
Chïspan671/
Spachen671/
Spating670/
Ssspain670/
Speasin670/

Spaan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spaan in the Arabic language
سبيانsbyan-

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Spaan Reference & Research

Spawn FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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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 Spaan
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