Spanos Surname

46,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Spanos Surname User-submission:

Spanos means: the man without facial hair (moustache, beard).

Spanos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece7,6571:1,44767
United States2,0461:177,15517,766
Australia4361:61,9177,474
Cyprus4291:2,063255
Canada2151:171,37517,189
England1281:435,29729,139
Argentina631:678,46746,871
Belgium411:280,40633,354
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Chile181:978,69319,774
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
France131:5,109,440259,941
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Wales71:442,07621,198
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Albania41:728,51420,844
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896

Spanos (15) may also be a first name.

Spanos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Spanos means: the man without facial hair (moustache, beard).

- mikesp

This surname refers to one who has few or no hairs.

- Spanos

Spanos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spanos occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Spanos.

How Common Is The Last Name Spanos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 46,143rd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 648,358 people. The surname Spanos occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Spanos are found; 72 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Spanos is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 15 people.

It is most numerous in Greece, where it is borne by 7,657 people, or 1 in 1,447. In Greece Spanos is most common in: Attica, where 33 percent reside, Central Greece, where 13 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 10 percent reside. Not including Greece Spanos occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Spanos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spanos surname are 0.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Spanos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 174.15% more than the national average, earning R 651,492 per year; in United States they earn 16.22% more than the national average, earning $50,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $50,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spannos9236/
Spanous925/
Spangos921/
Spanois921/
Spanose920/
Spano9127,335/
D'Spanos861/
Spanou835,093/
Spagno83189/
Spango8349/
Spanoz8322/
Spenos8319/
Spanus8312/
Spanno8311/
Spanoy839/
Spanoi835/
Spanas831/
Sphano831/
Spanho831/
Hspano831/
Spaino831/
Spanoa831/
Spanhouse802/
Spanosová801/
Spagnou77131/
Spanaus7754/
Sphango777/
Spaneus776/
Spounos773/
Shpanoa771/
Spangou771/
Spangus771/
Spainho771/
Spanoch771/
Spannus771/
Spanuse770/
Spanhas770/
Spaunhoist750/
Spanò73628/
Spana73294/
Spono7333/
Spanó7330/
Špano7310/
Spanõ731/
Spannaus71581/
Spanoche7154/
Spainhou711/
Spenhoss711/
Spasenno711/
Spahnaus710/
Spagna673,258/
Spanga6748/
Spanha6735/
Sponhouse6732/
Spanna6727/
Spenas6711/
Spongo676/
Shpana675/
Spatna674/
Szpana672/
Spaina672/
Sspana671/
Spannhaus671/
Chpano671/
Szpono671/
Spanuz671/
Spaana671/
Spanhause670/
Spamhouse670/

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