Spadoni Surname

54,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
San Marino

Spadoni 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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Spadoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6,8871:8,8801,299
United States9621:376,77633,323
Argentina5311:80,4966,808
Brazil4001:535,18620,061
Canada1211:304,50928,133
France981:677,78386,620
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Croatia261:162,63921,299
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England131:4,286,005132,302
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
San Marino121:2,768394
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Dominica11:75,891912
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Spadoni (224) may also be a first name.

Spadoni 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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Spadoni Last Name Facts

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

Spadoni (Georgian: სპადონი, Russian: Спадони) is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spadoni? popularity and diffusion

Spadoni is the 54,846th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 785,550 people. The surname Spadoni occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Spadoni live; 75 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 74 percent live in Italic Europe. Spadoni is also the 601,629th most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 224 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 6,887 people, or 1 in 8,880. In Italy Spadoni is mostly concentrated in: Marche, where 25 percent reside, Tuscany, where 22 percent reside and Emilia-Romagna, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Italy this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.

Spadoni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spadoni has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spadoni surname grew 16,033 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spadoni Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spadoni surname are 3.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.48% being registered with the political party.

The amount Spadoni earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 15.37% less than the national average, earning €25,413 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.56% more than the national average, earning R 291,240 per year; in United States they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning $43,970 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.37% more than the national average, earning $54,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spadonie9370/
Spadone861,239/
Spadani8610/
Spodoni864/
Spadana719/
Spadacinni718/
Spadhana674/
Spadhanna631/
Sposzdani631/
Spodanets504/

Spadoni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spadoni in the Georgian language
სპადონიspadoni-
Spadoni in the Russian language
Спадониspadoni-

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