Spontan Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Spontan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Spontan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran361:2,132,84874,334
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519

Spontan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spontan is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spontan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Spontan are found; 64 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 2,132,848. In Iran Spontan is primarily found in: Khuzestan Province, where 58 percent reside, Kermanshah Province, where 39 percent reside and Fars Province, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Iran it is found in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 36 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sponton861,967/
Spantan8646/
Spontón8615/
Spontam867/
Spontone8017/
Spontom712/
Spanton571,208/
Spunton57103/
Spamton571/
Spuntone5329/
Spaunton530/
Spanthong502/
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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 Spontan
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