Espanca Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Espanca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Espanca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397

Espanca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Espanca is found most frequently in Portugal. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Espanca? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Espanca occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Espanca live; 88 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 88 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The last name Espanca is most frequently used in Portugal, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 274,164. Without taking into account Portugal this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Espeanca931/
Espancia931/
Epanca9291/
Espanza8612/
Aspanca8610/
Espanci861/
Epancay861/
Espancho80163/
Espanche8010/
Esponcea805/
Espeance801/
Esponcas801/
Espanrza801/
Epanka777/
Espantzay75195/
Espanso71101/
Espanzo7131/
Esponce712/
Espanjo711/
Ispanco711/
Ipancau711/
Ishpanco6726/
Esponcio673/
Yospansa671/

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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
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  • 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 Espanca
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