Spanja Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Spanja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spanja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Španja (170) are calculated separately.

Spanja Last Name Facts

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

Spanja is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Španja. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spanja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,635,433rd most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Spanja is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Spanja live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Spanja is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 57 percent live, Louisiana, where 36 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States Spanja occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 15 percent live and The Netherlands, where 11 percent live.

Spanja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spanja last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

Spanja earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.72% more than the national average, earning $49,930 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Španja94170/
Spagna833,258/
Spania83383/
Spanca83234/
Spanje8376/
Spanha8335/
Spanea8332/
Sponja8314/
Spanza8311/
Spanji834/
Spanya831/
Spanjer771,425/
Spanias77196/
Shpanya772/
Spangna772/
Spanjes772/
Spanjić771/
Spaña7377/
Spanjich7118/
Spanio67506/
Spange67412/
Spagno67189/
Šponja6741/
Spanyó6732/
Spanyo6710/
Spanie6710/
Spanco677/
Spanhe674/
Španje673/
Spanho671/
Spagne671/
Spaneo671/

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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 Spanja
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