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 is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Spans.

How Common Is The Last Name Spans? popularity and diffusion

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

It 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 concentrated in: Overijssel, where 48 percent live, South Holland, where 10 percent live and Flevoland, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands Spans occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.

Spans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spans last name increased 330 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spans last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with 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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