Spanou Surname

93,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Spanou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spanou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4,6851:2,365171
Cyprus2711:3,265391
England861:647,88437,755
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154

Spanou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spanou is more commonly found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spanou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spanou is the 93,639th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,430,895 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Spanou live; 97 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Spanou is most commonly used in Greece, where it is carried by 4,685 people, or 1 in 2,365. In Greece Spanou is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 40 percent are found, Central Greece, where 12 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Greece this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Cyprus, where 5 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Spanou Last Name Statistics demography

Spanou earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spagnou92131/
Spanous925/
Spangou921/
Spano9127,335/
Spanu918,917/
Spainhou861/
Spanos8311,240/
Spagno83189/
Spango8349/
Spanoz8322/
Spanus8312/
Spanno8311/
Spanoy839/
Spanoi835/
Spanțu834/
Spainu831/
Spanoa831/
Spaino831/
Hspano831/
Spanho831/
Sphano831/
Spanuz831/
Spanuth77175/
Spagnut7776/
Spanaus7754/
Spannos7736/
Sphango777/
Spaneus776/
Spanhut775/
Spaneut771/
Spaneau771/
Spainho771/
Spanois771/
Spanoch771/
Spannut771/
Spannus771/
Shpanoa771/
Spanò73628/
Spânu73315/
Spana73294/
Spono7333/
Spanó7330/
Špano7310/
Sponu737/
Spãnu732/
Spanõ731/
Spannaus71581/
Spannuth71417/
Spanneut71364/
Spannhut7110/
Spagnoia711/
D'Spanos711/
Spasenno711/
Spahnaus710/
Spagna673,258/
Spanga6748/
Spanha6735/
Spanea6732/
Spaney6728/
Spanna6727/
Spanie6710/
Spongo676/
Shpana675/
Spatna674/
Spannhuth674/
Szpana672/
Spaina672/
Spanas671/
Chpano671/
Szpono671/
Spaana671/
Sspana671/
Spanei671/
Spannhaus671/

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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
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  • 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 Spanou
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