Espaillat Surname

62,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Espaillat Surname User-submission:

(Hispanic) Espaillat is an occupational surname, which comes from Catalan espallat, in an old spelling, past participle of espallar, meaning 'to winnow', 'to separate the wheat from the chaff'. It is found in the Dominican Republic.

Espaillat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic6,8021:1,534234
United States1,1321:320,19329,205
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Espaillat (50) may also be a first name.

Espaillat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Hispanic) Espaillat is an occupational surname, which comes from Catalan espallat, in an old spelling, past participle of espallar, meaning 'to winnow', 'to separate the wheat from the chaff'. It is found in the Dominican Republic.

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Espaillat Last Name Facts

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

Espaillat is carried by more people in The Dominican Republic than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Espaillat.

How Common Is The Last Name Espaillat? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 62,245th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 903,489 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Espaillat live; 84 percent live in Caribbean and 84 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 1,412,538th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 50 people.

The last name Espaillat is most frequently held in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 6,802 people, or 1 in 1,534. Outside of The Dominican Republic this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.

Espaillat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Espaillat are 15.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Espaillat earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 42.57% less than the national average, earning 198,744 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.94% less than the national average, earning $38,862 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.27% less than the national average, earning $35,636 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Espaillate952/
Espallat9445/
Espailla943/
Espailat943/
Epaillat941/
Espaillot892/
Esphillat891/
Ispaillat891/
Espaallat891/
Espaillap891/
Espeillat891/
Espayllat891/
Espaillay891/
Espailiat891/
Espalliat891/
Espalla8869/
Espaliat8217/
Epallatt821/
Espiella821/
Epalat80459/
Espila80356/
Espala80102/
Epalla8051/
Especilla781/
Espalha7540/
Ispilat7530/
Eppalla7517/
Espiloa759/
Espitla753/
Espilha753/
Epaalat752/
Espilia752/
Espalas752/
Epalaat751/
Esphila751/
Espallo751/
Epalait751/
Epalaht751/
Epajila751/
Epaaila751/
Espiola751/
Epilate751/
Espilas751/
Epila712,370/
Epala71394/
Espoilas717/
Espajola713/
Espuilas713/
Gepiella711/
Espelate711/
Epaalait711/
Hepajila711/
Espela671,714/
Gepila67468/
Eppala67300/
Ipalat6776/
Gepala6769/
Epalia6750/
Epilia6725/
Ispala6718/
Epaela6717/
Epilau6716/
Edpala6713/
Epalai6712/
Iepala679/
Hepila677/
Eepala675/
Epatla674/
Eppila674/
Epaala673/
Edpajalla673/
Espilo672/
Epilot672/
Ipalla672/
Epilga671/
Eapala671/
Hepala671/
Epuila671/
Ephala671/
Eapila671/
Epalea671/
Epilah671/

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