Spanjer Surname

272,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Spanjer Surname Definition:

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

Spanjer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8051:20,9783,330
United States3181:1,139,80881,930
Germany2091:385,19436,091
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Spanjer 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

Spanjer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spanjer is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spanjer? popularity and diffusion

Spanjer is the 272,960th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,114,067 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Spanjer live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 805 people, or 1 in 20,978. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Overijssel, where 24 percent are found, North Holland, where 22 percent are found and Gelderland, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands Spanjer exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Germany, where 15 percent are found.

Spanjer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spanjer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spanjer surname rose 10,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spanjer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spanjer surname are 21.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Spanjer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 182.32% more than the national average, earning R 670,896 per year; in United States they earn 19.48% more than the national average, earning $51,555 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $51,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spanje9276/
Spanjerdt882/
Spanier864,771/
Spanger86337/
Spanyer86114/
Spagner8697/
Spancer8677/
Spanser8610/
Spanjes862/
Szpanier8047/
Spansier8037/
Spannier8029/
Spangere8023/
Spangner809/
Shpancer804/
Shpanier802/
Spainger802/
Spangier801/
Shpanger801/
Spantger801/
Shpanher801/
Speanger800/
Spange77412/
Spanja7754/
Spance7714/
Spanie7710/
Spanhe774/
Spanji774/
Španje773/
Spagne771/
Spanse770/
Spachinger71176/
Spahnie7118/
Španger7116/
Sponger7115/
Sponser7113/
Sponcer7110/
Sponier717/
Spanget716/
Špancer715/
Spenier713/
Spanjić711/
Spogner711/
Spanche710/
Spaunge710/
Speigner67693/
Spooncer6764/
Spouncer6742/
Speinger6721/
Spanjich6718/
Sponsier678/
Sponnier672/
Sponscer672/
Shpanhei672/
Spounger671/
Speincer671/
Spatnies671/
Spoonier671/
Spondger671/
Spannies671/
Sponzier670/
Spoonser670/

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