Spans Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Spans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2191:77,11013,022
Belgium1001:114,96617,029
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Spans Last Name Facts

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

Spans has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spans? popularity and diffusion

The last name Spans is the 706,244th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 17,518,139 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Spans live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 77,110. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Overijssel, where 48 percent reside, South Holland, where 10 percent reside and Flevoland, where 8 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 24 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Spans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spans last name rose 330 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Spans are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Spans earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spaans914,445/
Spahns9112/
Spains916/
Spanås915/
Spanns913/
Shpans911/
Spanse910/
Speans910/
Spanz8057/
Spons8049/
Spaggins779/
Spachins770/
Spoons73123/
Sponås7380/
Spanje7376/
Spance7314/
Speins737/
Spanch730/
Sponse730/
Speassens713/
Spanche670/
Sponz603/
Spoms600/
Sponce554/
Španje553/
Sponch553/
Spoonz551/
Spoonch501/

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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 Spans
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