Spanner Surname

166,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Nauru

Spanner Surname Definition:

(English) is apparently a nickname from Old English spanere, ‘enticer,’ ‘seducer.’

Spanner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1511:69,9448,930
Netherlands5031:33,5735,604
Austria3671:23,2033,640
England2861:194,81817,152
Denmark1021:55,3405,666
Hungary411:239,42119,309
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Nauru191:625173
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Wales91:343,83718,086
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2101:116,07311,213
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

The alternate forms: Španner (22) are calculated separately.

Spanner (47) may also be a first name.

Spanner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) is apparently a nickname from Old English spanere, ‘enticer,’ ‘seducer.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Spanner Last Name Facts

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

Spanner (Russian: Спаннер) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Španner. For other possible spellings of Spanner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spanner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 166,914th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,811,553 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Spanner are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Spanner is also the 1,467,136th most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 47 people.

The surname Spanner is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,151 people, or 1 in 69,944. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 83 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Germany it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 19 percent are found and Austria, where 14 percent are found.

Spanner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spanner has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Spanner surname expanded 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spanner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Spanner last name is primarily Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

The amount Spanner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.95% more than the national average, earning R 406,236 per year and in Canada they earn 12.04% less than the national average, earning $43,703 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Španner9522/
Spannier9329/
Spangner939/
Spannere931/
Spaner92248/
Spanne92161/
Spanier864,771/
Spanger86337/
Sponner86307/
Shpaner86116/
Spagner8697/
Spainer8623/
Spannet8611/
Spayner863/
Spanney863/
Speaner862/
Spainne861/
Spaneer861/
Spaneir861/
Spauner860/
Spannee860/
Spane83382/
Spannerová823/
Szpanier8047/
Spainger802/
Sponnier802/
Shpanier802/
Shpanger801/
Shpanher801/
Spanhere801/
Spoonner800/
Speanger800/
Sponer77719/
Spange77412/
Spaine77386/
Spayne77155/
Spener77130/
Spanny7799/
Spanje7776/
Spóner7760/
Sponne7745/
Spanea7732/
Spaney7728/
Spanna7727/
Španer7719/
Spanie7710/
Shpane776/
Spanes775/
Spanhe774/
Spanni774/
Spahne771/
Spagne771/
Spanei771/
Spanir771/
Sphane770/
Spaune770/
Speingner752/
Spooner7124,532/
Spehner71239/
Spohner71141/
Spaneas71138/
Szponer7177/
Speener7173/
Szpener7151/
Spanior7128/
Speiner7126/
Špannerová7120/
Sponnerová7118/
Spahnie7118/
Španger7116/
Sponger7115/
Spatney7113/
Shpanerova7110/
Sponier717/
Speneer716/
Shpanyr714/
Spenier713/
Spanets712/
Spaines712/
Spouner712/
Spoener711/
Spogner711/
Shpaneh711/
Spanyor711/
Spaunge710/
Spanead710/
Sphener710/
Spani67767/
Speigner67693/
Spana67294/
Spone67190/
Spany6736/
Speinger6721/
Szpeiner6711/
Shpanhei672/
Shpanets671/
Spoonier671/
Spooneer671/
Spounger671/
Spacinni671/
Jspooner670/
Speitner670/

Spanner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spanner in the Russian language
Спаннерspanner-

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