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

The surname Span (Hindi: स्पन, Marathi: सोपान, Oriya: ସପନ, Russian: Спан) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Špan, Şpan, Spán, Spân or Špán. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 104,483^rd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,622,700 people. The last name Span is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Span live; 40 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 522,011^th most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 287 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,060 people, or 1 in 341,942. In The United States Span is most numerous in: Florida, where 13 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 55 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 21 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Span Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Span has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Span surname increased 159 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Span Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Span last name is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States Span are 10.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.42% 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.