Esparza Surname
Approximately 175,543 people bear this surname
Esparza Surname Definition:
One who came from Esparza (barren; place where feather grass grew), in Spain.
From the latin "sparsus" - spread abroad, scattered. Hence it probably refers to land that yields little.
Found in Navarre. Name of village near Pamplona.
Read More About This SurnameEsparza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 112,884 | 1:1,100 | 175 |
| United States | 38,628 | 1:9,383 | 1,139 |
| Chile | 6,581 | 1:2,677 | 443 |
| Spain | 5,185 | 1:9,017 | 1,072 |
| Ecuador | 3,637 | 1:4,373 | 741 |
| Colombia | 2,980 | 1:16,032 | 1,367 |
| Argentina | 2,086 | 1:20,491 | 1,730 |
| Peru | 1,331 | 1:23,880 | 2,657 |
| Philippines | 719 | 1:140,804 | 23,744 |
| Venezuela | 713 | 1:42,362 | 2,269 |
| France | 329 | 1:201,893 | 31,384 |
| Brazil | 106 | 1:2,019,569 | 64,017 |
| Cuba | 74 | 1:155,712 | 3,717 |
| Canada | 69 | 1:533,994 | 44,923 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 66 | 1:760,889 | 48,111 |
Esparza (227) may also be a first name.
Esparza Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Esparza (barren; place where feather grass grew), in Spain.
From the latin "sparsus" - spread abroad, scattered. Hence it probably refers to land that yields little.
Found in Navarre. Name of village near Pamplona. Of unknown etymology.
The word "expel" refers to a box tree and therefore "esparza" means a box tree.
Navarrese name from villa of Esparza, a political division of Aóiz.
User-submitted Reference
Esparza is a Basque toponymic surname, named after the town of Esparza, Navarra, Spain.
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Esparza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Esparza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Esparza (Arabic: آسبارزا, Russian: Эспарза) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Esparza? popularity and diffusion
The last name Esparza is the 3,205th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 41,514 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Esparza are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Esparza is also the 596,468th most common given name in the world It is held by 227 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is carried by 112,884 people, or 1 in 1,100. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: Aguascalientes, where 16 percent reside, Jalisco, where 15 percent reside and Nuevo León, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Mexico it exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Chile, where 4 percent reside.
Esparza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Esparza has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Esparza surname expanded 58,527 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Esparza Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Esparza are 41.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.17% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Esparza earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,693 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $20,709,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.36% less than the national average, earning $36,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.05% less than the national average, earning $39,722 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Esparza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Esparza in the Russian language | ||
| Эспарза | esparza | - |
| Esparza in the Arabic language | ||
| آسبارزا | asbarza | - |
| اسبارزا | asbarza | - |
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Esparza Reference & Research
Esparza DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Esparza FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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