Spen Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Spen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina501:854,86855,754
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
India81:95,883,173728,828
England61:9,286,343223,652
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Spen (431) may also be a first name.

Spen Last Name Facts

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

Spen (Hindi: स्पेन, Russian: Спен) occurs most in Argentina. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spen is the 1,544,715th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Spen are found; 39 percent are found in South America and 37 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 413,409th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 431 people.

The surname is most widespread in Argentina, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 854,868. In Argentina it is mostly found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Argentina it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Malaysia, where 10 percent live.

Spen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spen surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spen last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Spen earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spehn89227/
Speen89222/
Spend89136/
Spenn89114/
Shpen89104/
Spaen8978/
Spent8964/
Speng8916/
Spien894/
Spemn891/
Spn86123/
Spaehn8014/
Shpeen8013/
Shpent805/
Shpend802/
Shpaen801/
Speend801/
Spenne801/
Spenck801/
Spin757,849/
Spem7546/
Spyn7531/
Sppn753/
Spnk752/
Shpn752/
Spnc751/
Spnn751/
Spnt751/
Zspn751/
Xpen751/
Hspn751/
Sphn751/
Spenova733/
Spendth732/
Spina6738,493/
Shpyn67676/
Spång67533/
Spinn67320/
Szpin67198/
Spähn67145/
Shpin67123/
Spint6752/
Spień6718/
Spion6717/
Shpenova6713/
Sping6711/
Spind6711/
Spyna678/
Spånt675/
Spnhh671/
Hspne671/
Spånn671/

Spen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spen in the Hindi language
स्पेनspena-
Spen in the Russian language
Спенspen-

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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
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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 Spen
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