Espelien Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Espelien Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Espelien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Norway1101:46,7486,702
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Espelien Last Name Facts

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

Espelien is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Espelien click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Espelien? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 930,678th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Espelien are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 2,132,111. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Oregon, where 9 percent reside, North Dakota, where 9 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States Espelien occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 39 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Espelien Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Espelien has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Espelien surname rose 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Espelien Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Espelien last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% registered with the party.

The amount Espelien earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 15.17% less than the national average, earning 293,579 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.69% more than the national average, earning $49,487 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Espelin9371/
Aspelien8861/
Espeling8815/
Espelina882/
Expelien881/
Espelind880/
Esplen86302/
Hespelein8271/
Hespeling8241/
Aspelin80739/
Espalin80220/
Espolin8014/
Ispelin8012/
Espilin807/
Ispelen802/
Espilen800/
Heespelink7859/
Espholin753/
Espuilin751/
Aspalin67145/
Ispolin6737/
Ispilin6718/
Ozpelen679/
Ispalin674/
Ishpalin633/
Ispiling631/

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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 Espelien
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