Espela Surname

234,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Espela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Espela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,6851:60,08210,113
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Espela (20) may also be a first name.

Espela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Espela is most common in The Philippines. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Espela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 234,903rd most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,251,777 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Espela reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Espela is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,685 people, or 1 in 60,082. In The Philippines it is most common in: Bicol, where 36 percent live, Calabarzon, where 33 percent live and National Capital Region, where 15 percent live. Besides The Philippines this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Espela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Espela earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.99% less than the national average, earning $46,210 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Espeloa92169/
Espoela921/
Espelia921/
Espelad921/
Epela91709/
Espelaud861/
Espila83356/
Espala83102/
Epeloa83100/
Espeli8367/
Aspela8361/
Epelya8336/
Espola8333/
Epelia8310/
Epelea838/
Espelo835/
Eppela833/
Espele832/
Espely832/
Epeela831/
Eupela831/
Especilla801/
Espeillat801/
Espelid77336/
Haspela77308/
Espelho77273/
Espelet77137/
Espalla7769/
Espeloy7751/
Espolau7750/
Espelit7723/
Espiloa779/
Espelie775/
Ashpela775/
Espilha773/
Espeler773/
Espitla773/
Espelio772/
Ephelia772/
Espilia772/
Aspelia772/
Espilas771/
Espiola771/
Espolla771/
Espolia771/
Țepelea771/
Esphila771/
Epila732,370/
Ipela7398/
Epelo7350/
Hespeler71323/
Espoilas717/
Espohlah716/
Espollia715/
Espuilas713/
Espailla713/
Espailat713/
Espelhee712/
Espelhez711/
Espelhos711/
Espaillat678,066/
Gepila67468/
Aspala67154/
Aspila6793/
Aipela6755/
Espili6736/
Epilia6725/
Aspola6723/
Ispala6718/
Ippela6717/
Epilau6716/
Espolo6716/
Espily6713/
Hipela678/
Hepila677/
Ospala677/
Epeloi676/
Eppila674/
Aspelo673/
Ispele673/
Ipelia672/
Epilai672/
Espile672/
Espilo672/
Yopela672/
Esplej672/
Ipiela672/
Espaillap671/
Gipela671/
Esphillat671/
Epuila671/
Epilah671/
Eapila671/
Epilga671/
Espéli671/
Espayllat671/
Espitelle671/
Espaillay671/
Espailiat671/

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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 Espela
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