Spanek Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Spanek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spanek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:8,429,278367,833
France81:8,302,840321,660
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Španek (5) & Špánek (163) are calculated separately.

Spanek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spanek occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Španek or Špánek. Click here to see other potential spellings of Spanek.

How Common Is The Last Name Spanek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,530,696th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Spanek occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Spanek reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 8,429,278. In The United States Spanek is most numerous in: California, where 49 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 14 percent are found and Czechia, where 5 percent are found.

Spanek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spanek last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Spanek earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 138.15% more than the national average, earning $102,758 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Španek945/
Szpanek926/
Spaneak920/
Špánek89163/
Spaneake860/
Spanik83220/
Sponek8321/
Spanyk836/
Spanec834/
Spenek830/
Spanick7723/
Sponeck7716/
Spasnyk779/
Shpanik775/
Shpanyk773/
Spasnik773/
Spannik772/
Shpenek771/
Spoonek771/
Sponeke770/
Sponneck7141/
Spasnick7119/
Spankova719/
Shpatnyk718/
Szpanick712/
Shpankova67201/
Spanic67137/
Spenik67123/
Španec6777/
Sponik6753/
Spanikova6740/
Španik6721/
Španík6716/
Spánik6715/
Spanig6713/
Spenec671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spanek
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