Spain Surname
Approximately 19,918 people bear this surname
Spain Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Spain.' A very early incomer; compare Portingale.
Michael de Ispania, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Ispania, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
William de Spayne, Salop, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameSpain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,230 | 1:23,799 | 2,997 |
| England | 1,372 | 1:40,611 | 5,225 |
| Australia | 970 | 1:27,831 | 3,788 |
| Ireland | 853 | 1:5,520 | 869 |
| Canada | 242 | 1:152,255 | 15,495 |
| New Zealand | 237 | 1:19,107 | 3,364 |
| Pakistan | 165 | 1:1,082,690 | 13,590 |
| Iraq | 157 | 1:223,068 | 4,985 |
| Belize | 156 | 1:2,279 | 502 |
| Wales | 71 | 1:43,585 | 4,199 |
| South Africa | 71 | 1:763,066 | 52,802 |
| Croatia | 43 | 1:98,340 | 15,803 |
| Romania | 35 | 1:573,653 | 41,852 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 272 | 1:16,286 | 2,027 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 752 | 1:32,414 | 4,302 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,345 | 1:21,415 | 2,699 |
Spain (3,622) may also be a first name.
Spain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Spain.' A very early incomer; compare Portingale.
Michael de Ispania, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Ispania, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
William de Spayne, Salop, ibid.
Henricus de Ispania, Pipe Roll, 11 Henry II.
Willelmus del Spayn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
John de Spayn, 1379: ibid.
1652. Married — John Fillpott and Mary Spaine: Canterbury Cath.
A native of Spain. It may also be a descriptive name given to a Scot who had returned from a residence in Spain. Walterus nepos Willelmi de Spaine witnessed a charter of three acres of Karruderes (Carruthers) by Walter del Bois, II. d. (Raine, 166). William Spayne, servant to the king and queen of Scotland, 1424, is doubtless the William Spaigne of Scotland who had a safe conduct into England in 1426 (Bain, IV, 969,992) Malcolm Spainze was witness at Kyncragy, 1540 (Aboyne, p. 70), and Cristeane Spanyie or Spainye was spouse of John Widder in Brighous, 1585 (Scon, p. 223,225).
(Anglo-Latin-?Phœn.) One from Spain, the Span. España, Latin Hispania (Greek Spania, Σπανία) [usually said to have been named by the Phœnicians from the rabbits which infested the eastern coast] William de Spayne.—Hund.-Rolls.
The N.T. είς Σπανίαν—Romans, xv. 24, 28—was translated ‘in to Spayne’ by Wiclif (a.d. 1380) and Cranmer(A.D. 1539); the A.V. (a.d. 1611) having ‘into Spaine.’
A scattered surname originally bestowed on someone who returned from Spain. IF 19*
(English, Scottish) One who came from Spain, or who returned after having resided in Spain.
May have had several distinct origins, from as many early settlers. The Essex family of Hispaine, or Spayne, were descendants of Alured Hispaniensis, or De Ispania, who at the Domesday survey was a tenant in chief in various counties. Morant's Essex, ii., p. 363.
Or De l’Espagne, from Espagne, near Pont-Audemer, Normandy, a baronial name. Walter de Hispania is mentioned 1080 (Ord. Vitalis, 576); and bis sons Hervey and Alured de Ispania occur 1086 in England (Domesd.). The latter was a great baron. From the former descended the Spains of Essex, who long continued to flourish.
From the Dutch, Spaan; a personal name.
Spain Demographics
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Spain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Spain (Arabic: سباني, Marathi: पाईन) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Spain click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Spain? popularity and diffusion
The last name Spain is the 26,971st most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 365,877 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Spain reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Spain is also the 117,463rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 3,622 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 15,230 people, or 1 in 23,799. In The United States Spain is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Tennessee, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 87 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
Spain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Spain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spain last name rose 649 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 314 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Spain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States Spain are 12.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.92% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Spain earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 118.2% more than the national average, earning R 518,532 per year; in United States they earn 4.23% less than the national average, earning $41,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.81% more than the national average, earning $50,584 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Spain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spain in the Marathi language | ||
| पाईन | pa'ina | 66.67 |
| पैन | paina | 33.33 |
| Spain in the Arabic language | ||
| سباني | sbany | - |
| اسبانيا | asbanya | - |
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