Espantoso Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Espantoso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Espantoso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2361:198,10213,616
Ecuador1781:89,3595,924
Peru1041:305,61711,368
Uruguay901:38,1314,387
Argentina621:689,41047,472
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
France81:8,302,840321,660
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Espantoso Last Name Facts

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

Espantoso is carried by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Espantoso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Espantoso is the 462,174th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,982,940 people. The surname Espantoso is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Espantoso live; 63 percent live in South America and 39 percent live in Andean South America.

This last name is most commonly held in Spain, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 198,102. In Spain Espantoso is most prevalent in: Galicia, where 76 percent live, Basque Country, where 9 percent live and Catalonia, where 5 percent live. Apart from Spain this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 24 percent live and Peru, where 14 percent live.

Espantoso Last Name Statistics demography

Espantoso earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Peru they earn 95.39% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,876 per year.

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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 Espantoso
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