Spin Surname

63,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Spin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan6,5941:4,876463
Netherlands5071:33,3085,549
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Germany1711:470,79241,127
Romania771:260,75224,395
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Canada521:708,56956,910
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
England161:3,482,379114,324
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
India151:51,137,692512,385
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Špín (1) are calculated separately.

Spin (4,451) may also be a first name.

Spin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spin (Russian: Спин) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Špín. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Spin is the 63,806th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 928,468 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Spin are found; 84 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 103,241st most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 4,451 people.

The last name is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 6,594 people, or 1 in 4,876. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Kabul, where 20 percent live, Logar, where 15 percent live and Paktika, where 13 percent live. Besides Afghanistan this last name occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Spin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spin last name expanded 2,786 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spin surname are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Spin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning $46,957 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.98% less than the national average, earning $47,705 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spina8938,493/
Spinn89320/
Szpin89198/
Shpin89123/
Spint8952/
Spion8917/
Sping8911/
Spind8911/
Spien894/
Spn86123/
Špín831/
Shpion80160/
Spindt8094/
Spinne8054/
Spinnt802/
Spingg801/
Szpind801/
Shpina801/
Schpin801/
Spping800/
Spen75134/
Spim7538/
Spyn7531/
Sppn753/
Zpin752/
Spnk752/
Shpn752/
Xpin752/
Hspn751/
Sphn751/
Zspn751/
Spnc751/
Spnn751/
Spnt751/
Spinova73145/
Spinová7313/
Spingue731/
Shpyn67676/
Spång67533/
Spehn67227/
Speen67222/
Spähn67145/
Spend67136/
Spenn67114/
Shpen67104/
Spaen6778/
Spent6764/
Spień6718/
Špina6718/
Speng6716/
Shpinova679/
Spyna678/
Spånt675/
Zpgin671/
Seheping671/
Spnhh671/
Spemn671/
Hspne671/
Chpin671/
Spånn671/

Spin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spin in the Russian language
Спинspin-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Spin
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