España Surname

9,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58,740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

España Surname User-submission:

This is the spanish name for 'Spain'.

España Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia16,0961:2,968522
Mexico10,7981:11,4951,113
Venezuela9,7581:3,095471
Spain8,1831:5,713707
Philippines4,9851:20,3092,517
Guatemala2,8601:5,623747
Chile1,4101:12,494993
El Salvador1,0621:5,974552
Ecuador9241:17,2142,537
Argentina8521:50,1684,236
Peru5881:54,0554,465
Bolivia4381:24,2381,826
Nicaragua3431:17,554930
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Uruguay781:43,9974,984
Panama591:66,3092,910
Portugal471:221,6658,706
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Costa Rica381:125,7911,936
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
England111:5,065,278148,650
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
France61:11,070,454349,096
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominica11:75,891912
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Espana (5,673), Espaňa (3), Espańa (1) & Espäñä (1) are calculated separately.

España (297) may also be a first name.

España Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is the spanish name for 'Spain'.

- anonymous submission

España Last Name Facts

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

The surname España (Arabic: اسبانا) is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Espana, Espaňa, Espańa or Espäñä. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name España? popularity and diffusion

España is the 9,611th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 124,064 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of España are found; 51 percent are found in South America and 43 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 511,663rd most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 297 people.

The last name España is most numerous in Colombia, where it is carried by 16,096 people, or 1 in 2,968. In Colombia it is mostly concentrated in: Nariño Department, where 23 percent reside, Valle del Cauca Department, where 12 percent reside and Huila Department, where 9 percent reside. Not including Colombia it occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 18 percent reside and Venezuela, where 17 percent reside.

España Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of España has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the España surname rose 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

España Last Name Statistics demography

The amount España earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 17.1% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,070 per year and in Colombia they earn 17.54% less than the national average, earning $18,720,300 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Espana945,673/
Espaňa943/
Espańa941/
Españia923/
Esapaña921/
Iespaña921/
Espña9112/
Españ919/
Espäñä891/
España Y862/
Españo834,352/
Espiña834,342/
Espeña832,347/
Espuña83743/
Españó834/
Ispaña831/
Esapña831/
Espanha77525/
Espania7794/
Esapana7766/
Espiana7728/
Espanya7714/
Espanah7710/
Espenaa771/
Espaina771/
Espi Ña771/
Esapaño771/
Espan73104/
Espna734/
Espeñ732/
Espiñ731/
Espianah713/
Yesapana711/
Esponaya711/
Espina6749,599/
Espiño67965/
Espeño67573/
Espona67516/
Espano67461/
Espain67439/
Espena67239/
Espani67117/
Espuna67115/
Espiñe6790/
Esipan6785/
Aspana6761/
Ispana6731/
Esupan6725/
Esboña6722/
Espany6716/
Espane6716/
Esaban6710/
Espaon675/
Espayn674/
Espaïn674/
Espian672/
Espeñe672/
Espuñe671/
Espyan671/
Aspaan671/
Ospana671/
Easpan671/
Espanh671/
Esapan671/
Espoño671/
Ispiña671/
Yaesapana671/

España Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
España in the Arabic language
اسباناasbana-

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