Špan Surname
Approximately 324 people bear this surname
Špan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 286 | 1:8,698 | 1,985 |
| Slovakia | 24 | 1:222,352 | 35,659 |
| Croatia | 12 | 1:352,384 | 32,084 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Span (4,491), Špán (54), Şpan (42), Spán (11) & Spân (1) are calculated separately.
Špan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Špan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Špan occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Span, Špán, Şpan, Spán or Spân. For other potential spellings of Špan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Špan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 846,108th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. The last name Špan occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Špan are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 8,698. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Lower Sava, where 32 percent reside, Savinja, where 25 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Slovenia Špan is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 7 percent reside and Croatia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Span | 92 | 4,491 | / |
| Špán | 92 | 54 | / |
| Şpan | 92 | 42 | / |
| Špang | 89 | 3 | / |
| Spán | 83 | 11 | / |
| Spân | 83 | 1 | / |
| Špon | 75 | 14 | / |
| Španová | 73 | 24 | / |
| Španova | 73 | 3 | / |
| Spain | 67 | 19,918 | / |
| Spann | 67 | 18,560 | / |
| Spahn | 67 | 9,805 | / |
| Spang | 67 | 6,289 | / |
| Spaan | 67 | 3,333 | / |
| Spane | 67 | 382 | / |
| Spaun | 67 | 285 | / |
| Shpan | 67 | 243 | / |
| Sphan | 67 | 117 | / |
| Spand | 67 | 88 | / |
| Spean | 67 | 27 | / |
| Chpan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Spant | 67 | 7 | / |
| Szpan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Spamn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Špone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Spayn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spanō | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jspan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xpann | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Špan
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