Spano Surname

20,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Spano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy16,0681:3,806363
United States6,4791:55,9446,680
Argentina1,0781:39,6513,327
France1,0031:66,2249,134
Australia6431:41,9845,367
Canada5031:73,2528,317
Brazil2921:733,13126,800
Switzerland2201:37,3315,396
England1291:431,92329,000
Germany1231:654,51651,119
Venezuela971:311,3827,080
Belgium841:136,86519,611
Tanzania801:661,77039,157
Spain711:658,47929,555
Luxembourg701:8,2931,305
Chile481:367,01010,126
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
Panama261:150,4714,892
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Slovakia251:213,45834,691
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Albania91:323,78416,217
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Spanò (628), Spanó (30), Špano (10) & Spanõ (1) are calculated separately.

Spano (218) may also be a first name.

Spano Last Name Facts

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

Spano (Russian: Спано) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Spanò, Spanó, Špano or Spanõ. For other potential spellings of Spano click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spano? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 20,016th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 266,601 people. Spano is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Spano reside; 59 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 59 percent reside in Italic Europe. Spano is also the 611,412th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 218 people.

The surname Spano is most frequently held in Italy, where it is carried by 16,068 people, or 1 in 3,806. In Italy it is most frequent in: Sardinia, where 29 percent are found, Sicily, where 17 percent are found and Calabria, where 15 percent are found. Barring Italy it is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

Spano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spano has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spano surname expanded 53,992 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spano surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.07% less than the national average, earning €28,808 per year; in Peru they earn 62.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,290 per year; in South Africa they earn 554.32% more than the national average, earning R 1,554,920 per year; in United States they earn 10.22% more than the national average, earning $47,557 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.65% more than the national average, earning $67,394 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spanò93628/
Spanó9330/
Špano9310/
Spanõ931/
Spanos9111,240/
Spanou915,093/
Spagno91189/
Spango9149/
Spanoz9122/
Spanno9111/
Spanoy919/
Spanoi915/
Hspano911/
Spanho911/
Sphano911/
Spaino911/
Spanoa911/
Spagnou83131/
Spannos8336/
Sphango837/
Spanous835/
Spangou831/
Spainho831/
Spanois831/
Spanoch831/
Shpanoa831/
Spana80294/
Spono8033/
D'Spanos771/
Spainhou771/
Spasenno771/
Spagna733,258/
Spanga7348/
Spanha7335/
Spanna7327/
Spongo736/
Shpana735/
Spatna734/
Szpana732/
Spaina732/
Szpono731/
Chpano731/
Spaana731/
Spanas731/
Sspana731/
Spanaus6754/
Spanach6713/
Spangaa675/
Spounos673/
Sphongo672/
Spangna672/
Spaneau671/
Spaunhoist670/
Spanhas670/

Spano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spano in the Russian language
Спаноspano-

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