Surname Špan (شبان 
, Шпан 
, Špan 
) , around the globe, is quite a common last name. The surname Špan is characteristic of Iran, where it is quite a rare surname, Slovenia, and Yemen. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Iran, Yemen, and Egypt. Much less frequently, Špan is the forename as well as the last name.
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| شبان | Iran, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt |
| Шпан | Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
| Špan | Slovenia, Croatia |
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slavko špan Yugoslav middle-distance runner, SI (b. 1938) |
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| jože špan SI (b. 1926) |
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jan špan Slovenian basketball player, SI (b. 1992) |
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| nika špan Sloveens; schilder; 1967; Ljubljana, SI (b. 1967) |
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| matjaž špan SI |
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| miroslava špan SI |
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| tomaž špan SI |
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