Spadon Surname

572,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Spadon Surname User-submission:

The surname Spadone, Spadoni, or Spadon comes from the word spada, which means 'sword' in Italian. The word spadone (spadoni in plural) means 'big sword' or 'broadsword'. Typically in Tuscany, the head of a family would have a singular surname, and then his children would take on the plural ending.

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Spadon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4091:149,52723,410
Brazil821:2,610,66378,641
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Spadon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Spadone, Spadoni, or Spadon comes from the word spada, which means 'sword' in Italian. The word spadone (spadoni in plural) means 'big sword' or 'broadsword'. Typically in Tuscany, the head of a family would have a singular surname, and then his children would take on the plural ending. This is why many Tuscan surnames end in -i.

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Spadon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spadon has its highest incidence in Italy. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Spadon.

How Common Is The Last Name Spadon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 572,911th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,250,083 people. The last name Spadon occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Spadon reside; 74 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 74 percent reside in Italic Europe.

The surname Spadon is most prevalent in Italy, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 149,527. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Veneto, where 68 percent are found, Piedmont, where 15 percent are found and Lazio, where 10 percent are found. Beside Italy Spadon occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 15 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.

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