Squance Surname

543,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Squance Surname Definition:

From the German, Schwanitz; a personal name.

Squance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3041:183,28316,451
Canada861:428,43737,472
Australia651:415,31833,226
Northern Ireland441:41,9333,816
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Wales111:281,32115,850
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1551:157,26013,677
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Squance Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Schwanitz; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Squance Last Name Facts

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

The last name Squance is found most frequently in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Squance? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 543,414th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,351,773 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Squance live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.

Squance is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 183,283. In England it is most numerous in: Devon, where 36 percent are found, Somerset, where 11 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 10 percent are found. Outside of England this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Squance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Squance has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Squance surname rose 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 538 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Squance Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Squance surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Squance surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Squance earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.88% more than the national average, earning $49,569 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.86% less than the national average, earning $42,797 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Squince8611/
Sukance864/
Squamce862/
Squanes860/
Sequence802/
Sequanes801/
Siquence801/
Sughance800/
Scance7739/
Skance7737/
Squanz772/
Sguanci71312/
Skancke71286/
Siquans7130/
Skanche7124/
Squains711/
Sagonce711/
Siquanz711/
Squines711/
Squanus710/
Seguanes67292/
Siguence6716/
Saguanes678/
Soquines677/
Saganice677/
Sachnace674/
Seguanez674/
Scanchez672/
Siqanswe671/
Sequense671/
Siguanes671/
Scrounce671/
Sachance670/

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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 Squance
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