Espelata Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Espelata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Espelata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

Espelata Last Name Facts

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

Espelata is most common in Colombia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Espelata? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Espelata are found; 88 percent are found in South America and 88 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

This last name is most numerous in Colombia, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,184,938. In Colombia Espelata is mostly concentrated in: La Guajira Department, where 100 percent are found. Not including Colombia it occurs in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 12 percent are found.

Espelata Last Name Statistics demography

Espelata earn significantly more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 26.86% more than the national average, earning $28,800,600 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Espeleta886,799/
Espelate881/
Espalata881/
Espeletta822/
Ezpeleta751,666/
Espileta7531/
Espaleta758/
Espoleta754/
Espilato753/
Espalato751/
Espeleto751/
Aspeleta751/
Ezpeletta712/
Espaletta711/
Espalleta711/
Espaillate672/
Azpeleta63208/
Espiloto633/
Aspalato632/
Espoleto631/
Ezpeletea591/
Epiloto532/

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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 Espelata
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