Spanger Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Spanger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spanger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1421:566,94046,426
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Israel91:950,84857,975
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Španger (16) are calculated separately.

Spanger (15) may also be a first name.

Spanger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spanger is most common in Germany. It can appear as: Španger. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spanger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 823,466th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. The last name Spanger is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Spanger are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 566,940. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 28 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 23 percent reside and Hesse, where 13 percent reside. Beside Germany it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Spanger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spanger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spanger surname expanded 311 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spanger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spanger last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Spanger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.53% less than the national average, earning 316,557 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.46% less than the national average, earning $35,617 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.16% less than the national average, earning $38,672 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Spanger
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