Spaapen Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Spaapen Surname User-submission:
From the Dutch, des paapen, meaning 'of the Paapen'. Paapen is a mildly abusive term for Catholics. Des Paapen became 's Paapen or Spaapen. So a member of this family was speculatively a member of a Catholic minority.
Spaapen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 173 | 1:97,614 | 15,899 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Spaapen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
From the Dutch, des paapen, meaning 'of the Paapen'. Paapen is a mildly abusive term for Catholics. Des Paapen became 's Paapen or Spaapen. So a member of this family was speculatively a member of a Catholic minority.
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Where Does The Last Name Spaapen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Spaapen is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Spaapen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,144,405th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Spaapen reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 97,614. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 31 percent live, North Brabant, where 24 percent live and South Holland, where 19 percent live. Barring The Netherlands Spaapen is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spapen | 92 | 368 | / |
| Spaepen | 86 | 420 | / |
| Supapen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Spapeng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Spaapem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Supapean | 80 | 6 | / |
| Supapien | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sopapien | 80 | 3 | / |
| Spapem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Supapn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Supapun | 71 | 207 | / |
| Supapan | 71 | 163 | / |
| Sapapan | 71 | 129 | / |
| Sababen | 71 | 108 | / |
| Supapon | 71 | 89 | / |
| Sopapun | 71 | 73 | / |
| Sopapan | 71 | 39 | / |
| Sopapon | 71 | 24 | / |
| Sapepin | 71 | 16 | / |
| Sapapun | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sopapin | 71 | 6 | / |
| Supaben | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sipaben | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sapiben | 71 | 3 | / |
| Supapin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Spepien | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sapaben | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sipapin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suppapan | 67 | 83 | / |
| Sappapan | 67 | 81 | / |
| Sepahpan | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sepahban | 67 | 9 | / |
| Saibaben | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sababena | 67 | 7 | / |
| Supappun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sippapan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Supapain | 67 | 5 | / |
| Supabwan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sabhaben | 67 | 3 | / |
| Supapian | 67 | 3 | / |
| Suppapon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Supapini | 67 | 2 | / |
| Spatping | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sapapano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spepayan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sabapini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Supapwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sappepin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cipapena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seepapan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sappapon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sopapian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sopapoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Supappan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suppapun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shpepin | 57 | 1 | / |
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