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 last name Espela has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Espela.

How Common Is The Last Name Espela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 234,903rd most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,251,777 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Espela are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 20 people.

Espela is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,685 people, or 1 in 60,082. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Bicol, where 36 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 33 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 15 percent reside. Barring The Philippines this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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