Cognomen Spaten (Pata 
, Spade 
, Spado 
) , in the world, is a common surname. The surname Spaten is habitual in Lesotho, where it is quite a common surname, Latvia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Albania. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Bangladesh, and the United States. Also, Spaten is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Pata | India, United States, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines |
| Spade | India, United States, Indonesia, Philippines, Italy |
| Spado | India, United States, Algeria, Italy, Brazil |
| Spaten | Denmark, United States, Jordan, Myanmar, Brazil |
| ole michael spaten (b. 1954) |
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