Špan Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Špan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Špan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2861:8,6981,985
Slovakia241:222,35235,659
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

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

Špan is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may occur 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 commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 22,492,426 people. It is mostly found 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 commonly used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 8,698. In Slovenia Špan is most numerous in: Lower Sava, where 32 percent are found, Savinja, where 25 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovenia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 7 percent are found and Croatia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Span924,491/
Špán9254/
Şpan9242/
Špang893/
Spán8311/
Spân831/
Špon7514/
Španová7324/
Španova733/
Spain6719,918/
Spann6718,560/
Spahn679,805/
Spang676,289/
Spaan673,333/
Spane67382/
Spaun67285/
Shpan67243/
Sphan67117/
Spand6788/
Spean6727/
Chpan679/
Spant677/
Szpan675/
Spamn673/
Špone672/
Spayn671/
Spanō671/
Jspan671/
Xpann671/

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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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