Sponer Surname

467,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Sponer Surname Definition:

Or Spooner (English), Spoon-maker? Ralph Spooner (prov.), a fool.

Sponer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2621:307,27331,264
Austria1421:59,9689,354
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
Czechia301:354,44942,602
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Belize11:355,4743,977
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Šponer (62) & Spóner (60) are calculated separately.

Sponer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Or Spooner (English), Spoon-maker? Ralph Spooner (prov.), a fool.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Sponer Last Name Facts

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

Sponer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Šponer or Spóner. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sponer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sponer is the 467,776th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 10,135,669 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Sponer are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 262 people, or 1 in 307,273. In Germany Sponer is most common in: Hesse, where 50 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent are found and Bavaria, where 19 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Sponer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sponer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 641 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sponer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sponer last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sponer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.7% less than the national average, earning $40,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.65% more than the national average, earning $50,008 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šponer9462/
Spóner9460/
Spooner9224,532/
Sponner92307/
Spohner92141/
Szponer9277/
Sponger9215/
Sponier927/
Spouner922/
Spoener921/
Spogner921/
Spone91190/
Sponnier862/
Spoonier861/
Spooneer861/
Spounger861/
Spoonner860/
Jspooner860/
Spaner83248/
Spoone83215/
Spener83130/
Sponne8345/
Spuner8344/
Sponge8314/
Sponie835/
Sponey831/
Spoine831/
Sponed830/
Spones830/
Sponerová8045/
Sponerova801/
Spanier774,771/
Spanner772,592/
Spanger77337/
Spehner77239/
Shpaner77116/
Spunner7797/
Spagner7797/
Spooney7781/
Speener7773/
Szpener7751/
Shpuner7718/
Szpuner7713/
Spunger776/
Speneer776/
Spoonge774/
Spenier773/
Spoones771/
Spaneer771/
Spaneir771/
Šponger771/
Spoonie771/
Spauner770/
Sputner770/
Spoonet770/
Sphener770/
Spohnerová7518/
Sponnerová7518/
Spoonerova751/
Spane73382/
Spony73307/
Spona73172/
Sponi737/
Sponh732/
Špone732/
Sponj731/
Spoonire7196/
Szpanier7147/
Spannier7129/
Spangner719/
Szpunier715/
Shpanier712/
Shpanger711/
Spannere711/
Shpanher711/
Spanhere711/
Spange67412/
Spanne67161/
Spanje6776/
Šponerová6770/
Shpony6740/
Spanea6732/
Spaney6728/
Spoony6723/
Špener6722/
Španer6719/
Sposny6715/
Spanie6710/
Shpane676/
Sponna676/
Spanes675/
Szpona675/
Spanhe674/
Spahne671/
Spagne671/
Shpona671/
Spohni671/
Spomär671/
Spanei671/
Spanir671/
Sphane670/
Speune670/
Spaune670/

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