Španka Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Španka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Španka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia381:140,43325,488
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714

The alternate forms: Spanka (311) & Špánka (3) are calculated separately.

Španka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Španka is more commonly found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Spanka or Špánka. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Španka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,055,934th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Španka are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Španka is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 140,433. In Slovakia it is primarily found in: Trnava Region, where 68 percent reside, Bratislava Region, where 21 percent reside and Trenčín Region, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Slovakia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spanka94311/
Špánka943/
Špatenka86244/
Špatinka8621/
Španko83388/
Shpanka77163/
Szpanka7758/
Spankau773/
Spannka772/
Spankka771/
Spatenka7199/
Spanke67815/
Spanca67234/
Spanko6798/
Spanky6757/
Spankó6714/
Sponka675/
Spanki675/
Szpatenka672/
Špánko671/

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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 Španka
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