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 surname Spanier is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Spanier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spanier? popularity and diffusion

Spanier is the 99,246th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,527,467 people. The surname Spanier is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Spanier reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Spanier is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 2,076 people, or 1 in 38,779. In Germany Spanier is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent are found and Saarland, where 11 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Spanier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spanier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spanier last name increased 1,090 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spanier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spanier last name are 1.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.94% being registered with 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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