Špánik Surname

449,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Špánik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Špánik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia6851:7,790799
Czechia731:145,66422,715

The alternate forms: Španik (21), Spánik (15), Spanik (220) & Španík (16) are calculated separately.

Špánik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Špánik is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Španik, Spánik, Spanik or Španík. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Špánik? popularity and diffusion

It is the 449,013th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,614,177 people. The last name Špánik occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Špánik live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Slovakia, where it is borne by 685 people, or 1 in 7,790. In Slovakia Špánik is most frequent in: Žilina Region, where 52 percent are found, Trenčín Region, where 24 percent are found and Bratislava Region, where 8 percent are found. Other than Slovakia Špánik is found in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Španik9421/
Spánik9415/
Špányik921/
Spanik89220/
Španík8916/
Špánek83163/
Špenik8311/
Špánka833/
Špánko831/
Spányik77132/
Španyik771/
Španiuk771/
Ščepánek7141/
Ščepanik711/
Španić67819/
Zupnik67424/
Španko67388/
Špinka67349/
Špenko67230/
Spenik67123/
Zepnik6771/
Sponik6753/
Sypnik6744/
Španka6741/
Cepnik6739/
Sopnik6729/
Supnik6720/
Sepnik6719/
Zapnik6711/
Sapnik6711/
Zipnik6710/
Španič676/
Cypnik675/
Španek675/
Šopnić674/
Żupnik674/
Špeník673/
Sipnik672/
Ščepnička671/
Zopnik671/
Cipnik671/

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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 Špánik
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