Spahn Surname

52,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Spahn Surname User-submission:

The Spahn surname is a derivative of the English word spooner, meaning a 'person who made spoons'. The Spahn's were nobles of England before William the conqueror came through and deposed the family of their seats.

Spahn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,9651:16,2152,132
United States3,3831:107,14111,741
Argentina7611:56,1674,752
Switzerland2991:27,4684,209
France1101:603,84379,953
Austria711:119,93616,774
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
England101:5,571,806158,774
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4721:106,39610,676

Spahn Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Spahn surname is a derivative of the English word spooner, meaning a 'person who made spoons'. The Spahn's were nobles of England before William the conqueror came through and deposed the family of their seats.

- bella1488

Spahn is a German surname, which comes from the word for a wooden span, a carpenter's tool. It is located in the Westphalia Region, Germany.

- Candace Prescott

Spahn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spahn (Arabic: سباهن) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spahn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 52,231st most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 743,248 people. The last name Spahn is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Spahn are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 4,965 people, or 1 in 16,215. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 43 percent reside, Bavaria, where 17 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Germany it exists in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

Spahn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spahn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spahn surname expanded 717 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spahn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spahn surname are 15.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.23% registered with the political party.

The amount Spahn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.75% more than the national average, earning R 389,136 per year; in United States they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning $46,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.36% more than the national average, earning $57,812 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spahan9185/
Spahnn911/
Speahn910/
Spahhn910/
Spauhn910/
Span894,491/
Shpahyn83156/
Spachen831/
Spain8019,918/
Spann8018,560/
Spohn807,507/
Spang806,289/
Spaan803,333/
Spane80382/
Spaun80285/
Shpan80243/
Sphon80167/
Sphan80117/
Spand8088/
Spean8027/
Spant807/
Szpan805/
Spamn803/
Spanō801/
Spayn801/
Spóhn801/
Jspan801/
Shpahyna77201/
Spaine73386/
Spanne73161/
Spayne73155/
Spaink73107/
Spasin7364/
Sphoon7333/
Spaten7319/
Szpank7318/
Spatin7313/
Spasen739/
Spaing738/
Spacin737/
Shpane736/
Spanhe734/
Szpang734/
Shpaan734/
Spainc733/
Spainn733/
Spangh733/
Schpan733/
Spaann732/
Spasyn732/
Spagne731/
Spaung731/
Sphohn731/
Sphann731/
Spaint731/
Shpant731/
Spacen731/
Spaham731/
Spaune730/
Speann730/
Spangg730/
Speank730/
Spoohn730/
Sphane730/
Spam671,457/
Spanova67582/
Špan67324/
Spon67246/
D'Spain6748/
Şpan6742/
Spassin6733/
Spán6711/
Shpatin673/
Spanová672/
Spassen671/
Spacink671/
Spaggin671/
Spainne671/
Spân671/
Chïspan671/
Speasin670/
Ssspain670/
Spating670/

Spahn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spahn in the Arabic language
سباهنsbahn-

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