Sponholz Surname

278,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sponholz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sponholz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7871:102,29412,672
United States3191:1,136,23581,718
Brazil2351:910,95532,619
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Sponholz Last Name Facts

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

Sponholz occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sponholz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 278,370th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,242,839 people. The surname Sponholz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Sponholz reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 787 people, or 1 in 102,294. In Germany it is mostly found in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 21 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Germany it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 17 percent reside.

Sponholz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sponholz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sponholz last name rose 997 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sponholz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sponholz surname are 11.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.49% being registered with the party.

The amount Sponholz earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.83% more than the national average, earning $47,822 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.48% less than the national average, earning $38,516 CAD per year.

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