Spanu Surname

56,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Spanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6,7631:9,0431,327
Romania1,3031:15,4091,969
France2711:245,10237,912
Belgium1301:88,43613,772
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Canada541:682,32655,162
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Moldova321:111,29312,952
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
India231:33,350,669396,143
England201:2,785,90397,972
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Spânu (315) & Spãnu (2) are calculated separately.

Spanu (213) may also be a first name.

Spanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spanu (Russian: Спану) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Spânu or Spãnu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spanu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 56,829th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 817,264 people. The surname Spanu is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Spanu are found; 76 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 76 percent are found in Italic Europe. Spanu is also the 619,385th most widely held forename globally It is held by 213 people.

The last name Spanu is most prevalent in Italy, where it is carried by 6,763 people, or 1 in 9,043. In Italy Spanu is primarily found in: Sardinia, where 84 percent are found, Lazio, where 5 percent are found and Piedmont, where 3 percent are found. Not including Italy this last name exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 15 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Spanu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spanu surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Spanu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 27.73% less than the national average, earning €21,703 per year; in United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $50,436 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spânu93315/
Spãnu932/
Spanou915,093/
Spanus9112/
Spanțu914/
Spainu911/
Spanuz911/
Spanuth83175/
Spagnou83131/
Spagnut8376/
Spanaus8354/
Spaneus836/
Spanhut835/
Spanous835/
Spannus831/
Spannut831/
Spaneut831/
Spangou831/
Spanó8030/
Sponu807/
Spenu806/
Spannaus77581/
Spannuth77417/
Spanneut77364/
Spannhut7710/
Spainhou771/
Spahnaus770/
Spannhuth714/
Spannhaus711/
Sponhaus620/

Spanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spanu in the Russian language
Спануspanu-

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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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  • 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 Spanu
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