Spaw Surname

393,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Spaw Surname User-submission:

Likely to have originated from the name Spatton (or something similar). Over time the double t in the name were written so close together it began to resemble a w.

Spaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8841:410,02135,697
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Guam11:160,1214,893
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

Spaw Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Likely to have originated from the name Spatton (or something similar). Over time the double t in the name were written so close together it began to resemble a w.

- cspaw9

Spaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spaw is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 393,535th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,115,307 people. The last name Spaw is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Spaw are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 884 people, or 1 in 410,021. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 15 percent live, Kentucky, where 11 percent live and Indiana, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Mexico, where 0 percent live.

Spaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spaw last name expanded 789 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spaw last name are 24.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.91% registered with the political party.

Spaw earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.17% more than the national average, earning $45,811 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spawe894/
Spaiw892/
Spaws890/
Spahw890/
Sphaw890/
Spab755/
Zpaw753/
Spav752/
Xpaw751/
Spow751/
Spaf750/
Spowe679/
Spowa676/
Sphow672/
Spaph671/
Spaaf671/
Spafe671/
Spouw671/
Shpow671/
Spaft670/
Spafth601/
Sphaib601/
Spatfs601/
Spowss600/
Spahiev5588/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spaw
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