Spahni Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Spahni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spahni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3531:23,2663,681
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Spähni (7) are calculated separately.

Spahni Last Name Facts

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

Spahni is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Spähni. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spahni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 721,185th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Spahni live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Spahni is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 353 people, or 1 in 23,266. In Switzerland Spahni is most frequent in: Canton of Bern, where 52 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 19 percent live and Canton of Vaud, where 6 percent live. Excluding Switzerland this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.

Spahni Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spahni last name are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90.91% registered with the political party.

Spahni earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.01% less than the national average, earning $40,988 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spähni947/
Spahnie9218/
Spani91767/
Spagni83985/
Spaini83812/
Spanio83506/
Shpani83309/
Spaeni8348/
Spanyi8323/
Spanis8316/
Spanie8310/
Spanoi835/
Spanni834/
Spayni834/
Spanit832/
Spanei831/
Spohni831/
Hspani831/
Sphani831/
Spahne831/
Spangi831/
Speani830/
Spanich7790/
Spanish778/
Spasnyi773/
Spainis772/
Spanois771/
Späni73770/
Spane73382/
Spana73294/
Spany7336/
Sponi737/
Shpanich7178/
Shpanhei712/
Sehepani711/
Spacinni711/
Spange67412/
Spaine67386/
Spaner67248/
Spanne67161/
Spayne67155/
Spatny67134/
Spanny6799/
Spaeny6798/
Spanje6776/
Spenei6768/
Spanha6735/
Spanea6732/
Spányi6731/
Spaney6728/
Spanna6727/
Spanyo6710/
Spanoy679/
Shpane676/
Shpeni675/
Spanes675/
Shpana675/
Sponie675/
Spanhe674/
Spaany674/
Spaene673/
Spasennyi672/
Spaina672/
Szpana672/
Spauny671/
Spaana671/
Spagne671/
Spanoa671/
Sphene671/
Sspana671/
Sphane670/
Speany670/
Spaune670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spahni
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