Espen Surname

473,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Espen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Espen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Luxembourg1781:3,261424
Italy1721:355,56241,888
Norway541:95,22813,033
France301:2,214,091176,965
Austria241:354,81038,119
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

The alternate forms: Espeñ (2) are calculated separately.

Espen (17,216) may also be a first name.

Espen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Espen occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Espeñ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Espen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 473,663rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,307,703 people. The surname Espen occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Espen reside; 36 percent reside in Western Europe and 32 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Espen is also the 42,165th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 17,216 people.

Espen is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 2,002,536. In The United States Espen is most frequent in: Ohio, where 30 percent live, California, where 20 percent live and New Mexico, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Luxembourg, where 25 percent live and Italy, where 24 percent live.

Espen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Espen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 441 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Espen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Espen last name are 23.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Espen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 49.38% more than the national average, earning 516,980 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.28% less than the national average, earning R 30,228 per year and in United States they earn 1.68% less than the national average, earning $42,423 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Espeñ932/
Hespen91303/
Jespen915/
Yespen915/
Espeen912/
Iespen911/
Espend911/
Espenn911/
Espent911/
Gespen910/
Epen89587/
Espin8024,864/
Eapen807,067/
Aspen801,267/
Eppen80466/
Espín80229/
Hepen80166/
Eupen80114/
Epeng8067/
Epend8017/
Ispen8016/
Espìn809/
Epien806/
Epent804/
Gepen802/
Espyn802/
Iepen801/
Eypen801/
Jespn801/
Ospen801/
Epehn801/
Espenova7714/
Epn7511/
Espina7349,599/
Eappen731,782/
Esping73517/
Geypen73471/
Espion73252/
Gispen73136/
Heepen7395/
Heppen7388/
Hepeng7363/
Hespin7343/
Hiepen7340/
Aspoen7336/
Eijpen7321/
Espind734/
Haspen733/
Ospeen731/
Ispeen731/
Eepeng731/
Aspenn731/
Aispen731/
Espyon731/
Eppeng731/
Geepen731/
Espinn731/
Espint731/
Jespin731/
Hospen730/
Aaspen730/
Eshpenova715/
Yespenova713/
Epem672,095/
Epin67769/
Hesping67466/
Ipen67183/
Edspång6710/
Epenova679/
Epne679/
Ephn674/
Hepn673/
Epyn673/
Epengue672/
Ispn671/
Etpn671/
Epng671/
Ebpn671/
Eppn671/
Haispen671/
Aspn671/
Ezpn671/
Iespina671/
Esspina671/
Esppina671/
Esppuin671/
Ypen671/
Edpn671/
Eepn671/
Eipn671/
Espping671/
Hespink670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Espen
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