Sponheuer Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sponheuer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sponheuer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1141:706,18853,880
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sponheuer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sponheuer is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sponheuer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sponheuer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sponheuer is the 1,674,734th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Sponheuer reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 706,188. In Germany Sponheuer is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 75 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Hamburg, where 6 percent live. Outside of Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

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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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