Spanier Surname

99,246th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Spanier Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Spain, a Spaniard.

Spanier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0761:38,7795,136
United States1,7121:211,71720,690
France2311:287,54444,088
Canada2141:172,17617,252
Poland1691:224,90429,174
Luxembourg1051:5,529805
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
Israel431:199,01519,367
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
England181:3,095,448105,421
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

Spanier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Spain, a Spaniard.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Spanier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spanier is found most in Germany. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spanier? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spanier is the 99,246th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,527,467 people. Spanier is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Spanier are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 2,076 people, or 1 in 38,779. In Germany Spanier is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent live and Saarland, where 11 percent live. Besides Germany Spanier occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Spanier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spanier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spanier surname rose 1,090 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spanier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spanier last name are 1.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.94% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spanier earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.74% more than the national average, earning $50,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.59% less than the national average, earning $47,899 CAD per year.

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