176.17 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Span Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Span (Hindi: स्पन, Marathi: सोपान, Oriya: ସପନ, Russian: Спан) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Špan, Şpan, Spán, Spân or Špán. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Span? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Span is the 104,483^rd most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,622,700 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Span are found; 40 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 522,011^th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 287 people.

The last name Span is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,060 people, or 1 in 341,942. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 13 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 21 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Span Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Span has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Span last name expanded 159 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Span Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Span last name are 10.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.42% being registered with the party.

The amount Span earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.47% less than the national average, earning R 93,948 per year; in United States they earn 18.7% less than the national average, earning $35,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $50,566 CAD per year.