Spínola Surname

90,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Spínola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spínola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal2,0291:5,135534
Angola1,9721:13,6861,647
Brazil5661:378,22314,452
Cape Verde1561:3,395150
Italy1491:410,44845,491
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Spain661:708,36430,810
Mexico541:2,298,63320,081
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
England271:2,063,63279,942
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
France81:8,302,840321,660
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Macau11:601,6301,582
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Spinola (6,018) are calculated separately.

Spínola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spínola is most common in Portugal. It may also appear in the variant forms: Spinola. For other potential spellings of Spínola click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spínola? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 90,530th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,376,567 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Spínola reside; 42 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 40 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

It is most commonly held in Portugal, where it is borne by 2,029 people, or 1 in 5,135. Besides Portugal this last name exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 37 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spinola956,018/
Spíngola931/
Spenola862/
Spínula861/
Spingola801,034/
Spinoula80276/
Spinolla8015/
Spignola8014/
Spinolia801/
Spynoula801/
Spinolas801/
Sphenola801/
Spegnola801/
Spinhola800/
Spinoulas75331/
Spignolia751/
Spingolia751/
Spinolo71440/
Spinula7131/
Spinela7125/
Spinoli717/
Spinole713/
Spinala712/
Spinoly711/
Spignoli67200/
Spignolo6722/
Spinollo6716/
Spingolo6710/
Spegnolo676/
Spinolli673/
Spinouli672/
Spinelia672/
Spinoler672/

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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 Spínola
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