Spaven Surname

386,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Spaven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spaven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4871:114,41111,716
Australia2081:129,78714,130
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Canada451:818,79163,991
Scotland261:205,91610,908
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Wales41:773,63329,106
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1421:171,65814,473
Scotland191:197,0117,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Spaven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spaven is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spaven? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 386,348th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 7,929,865 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Spaven are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Spaven is most widespread in England, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 114,411. In England Spaven is mostly concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 25 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 13 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 13 percent live. Beside England Spaven exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Spaven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spaven has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 343 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,085 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 137 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spaven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Spaven are 28.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Spaven earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.93% less than the national average, earning $41,454 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.47% less than the national average, earning $47,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spavin83261/
Speven833/
Spavem831/
Spawen831/
Spoven831/
Spaving773/
Speaving710/
Spovin6713/
Spovén674/
Spevin672/
Spowehn6229/
Spoevin621/

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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 Spaven
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