Spantan Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Spantan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spantan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe421:367,57734,250
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Spantan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spantan occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spantan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Spantan reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 367,577. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Bulawayo Province, where 60 percent reside and Matabeleland North Province, where 40 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Spantan is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and Nepal, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spanton861,208/
Spontan8656/
Spainton801/
Spaunton800/
Spanthong752/
Sponton711,967/
Spontón7115/
Spontam717/
Spontone6717/
Spontom572/
Spamton571/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Spantan
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