Espeland Surname

169,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Espeland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Espeland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,7351:2,964267
United States6361:569,90446,784
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Espeland Last Name Facts

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

Espeland is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Espeland? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 169,610th most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,864,601 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Espeland are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Espeland is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 1,735 people, or 1 in 2,964. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 62 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 19 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Norway this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Espeland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Espeland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Espeland surname increased 10,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Espeland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Espeland surname are 13.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Espeland earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning 337,145 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,676 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.74% less than the national average, earning $37,391 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hespeland940/
Espelan931/
Eppeland8880/
Aspeland8825/
Eapeland882/
Ospeland880/
Espilan8026/
Ipeland808/
Epelamn801/
Espailan751/
Epielian751/
Aspiland751/
Aspoland750/
Espelosin71239/
Espelocin7198/
Epilan7188/
Hespelein7171/
Espelosín713/
Ypelan711/
Ipelan711/
Ypelaan6729/
Epilian6716/
Espilon673/
Gepilan671/
Espaillant671/
Epilane671/

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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 Espeland
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