Spanjers Surname

366,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Spanjers Surname User-submission:

From the Dutch word, Spanjaard, meaning 'spaniard'.

Spanjers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6941:24,3333,958
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Canada461:800,99162,809
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Spanjers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Dutch word, Spanjaard, meaning 'spaniard'.

- jpatt

Spanjers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spanjers occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spanjers? popularity and diffusion

Spanjers is the 366,882nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,421,126 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Spanjers are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Spanjers is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 694 people, or 1 in 24,333. In The Netherlands Spanjers is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 59 percent reside, Gelderland, where 19 percent reside and Utrecht, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Spanjers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Spanjers are 7.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.05% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spanjers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.25% less than the national average, earning R 225,168 per year; in United States they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning $41,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.96% more than the national average, earning $53,639 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spaenjers9451/
Sphanjers941/
Spanjaers941/
Spaenjaers8915/
Spanyers8834/
Spangers8832/
Spancers8815/
Spansers881/
Spaanjaars7847/

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