Spataru Surname

56,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Spataru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spataru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania7,5591:2,656362
Moldova1,0171:3,502487
Ukraine1371:332,28241,630
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
England241:2,321,58686,519
Greece241:461,65859,466
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
France151:4,428,181244,602
Austria131:655,03358,041
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Spătaru (2,080) & Spätaru (4) are calculated separately.

Spataru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spataru (Russian: Спатару) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Spătaru or Spätaru. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spataru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 56,477th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 811,621 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Spataru are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 7,559 people, or 1 in 2,656. In Romania Spataru is primarily found in: Bacău County, where 10 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 9 percent are found and Iași County, where 7 percent are found. Barring Romania this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 11 percent are found and Ukraine, where 2 percent are found.

Spataru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Spataru surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Spataru last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spataru earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 87.24% less than the national average, earning €3,831 per year; in United States they earn 34.3% less than the national average, earning $28,351 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.89% more than the national average, earning $61,055 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spătaru952,080/
Spätaru954/
Spatarou931/
Spatarus931/
Spatharou88107/
Spetaru8685/
Spotaru8660/
Spoitaru808/
Spoytaru801/
Spoitoru678/
Spătăruş674/
Spoytoru673/

Spataru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spataru in the Russian language
Спатаруspataru-

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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 Spataru
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