Spannan Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Spannan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spannan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Spannan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spannan is most common in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spannan? popularity and diffusion

Spannan is the 2,746,821st most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Spannan live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 9,538,393. In The United States Spannan is most numerous in: Indiana, where 68 percent live, Florida, where 16 percent live and New York, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 22 percent live and Japan, where 2 percent live.

Spannan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spannan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Spannan surname grew 543 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spannan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spannan last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Spannan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.29% more than the national average, earning $51,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speannan931/
Spanan921/
Spannon860/
Spainhan800/
Spanahan800/
Spanon7710/
Sponan771/
Spagnon713/
Shpanon713/
Spanond713/
Shpanam711/
Spoonan711/
Spanont711/
Spanõ671/
Spagnone671/
Spainhoun636/
Spainhound590/
Spainom571/
Spenein570/
Spoonam570/
Spanheim5324/
Sponhein532/

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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 Spannan
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