Spatola Surname

107,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Spatola Surname User-submission:

The Spatola surname comes from the world spatula, a cooking tool that has a broad, flat blade that is used for mixing and spreading.

Spatola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,2691:26,9534,812
United States1,2361:293,25227,177
Argentina3051:140,14211,866
France2071:320,88348,728
Canada911:404,89735,698
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Uruguay411:83,7018,547
England371:1,505,89364,828
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Spátola (5) & Spatóla (1) are calculated separately.

Spatola (170) may also be a first name.

Spatola Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Spatola surname comes from the world spatula, a cooking tool that has a broad, flat blade that is used for mixing and spreading.

- antonia432

Spatola Last Name Facts

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

Spatola is found most frequently in Italy. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Spátola or Spatóla. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spatola? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 107,452nd most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,677,998 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Spatola are found; 52 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 52 percent are found in Italic Europe. Spatola is also the 701,320th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 170 people.

The last name is most widespread in Italy, where it is held by 2,269 people, or 1 in 26,953. In Italy it is most numerous in: Sicily, where 72 percent live, Campania, where 12 percent live and Lombardy, where 4 percent live. Besides Italy Spatola exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.

Spatola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spatola has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Spatola surname grew 41,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spatola Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Spatola are 4.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.81% registered with the political party.

The amount Spatola earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning €31,161 per year; in United States they earn 6.84% more than the national average, earning $46,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $55,572 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spátola955/
Spatóla951/
Spatoula9354/
Spatolas931/
Spatolaj931/
Spatoulas88151/
Spathoula8851/
Shpatolaj883/
Spatula8670/
Spatala8619/
Spetola862/
Spotola861/
Spatolo860/
Shpatollaj82177/
Spathoulas82135/
Spatalas8026/
Spatalaj802/
Spathouli751/
Shpatolli751/
Shpatelya751/
Spetela714/
Spatalo713/
Spátula712/
Spatule711/
Spetala711/
Spastales631/
Spathalos631/

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