Espencer Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Panama

Espencer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Espencer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Espencer (90) may also be a first name.

Espencer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Espencer is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Espencer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Espencer live; 36 percent live in South America and 32 percent live in Luso-South America. Espencer is also the 1,005,046th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 90 people.

Espencer is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil Espencer is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 43 percent live, Roraima, where 43 percent live and Bahia, where 14 percent live. Beside Brazil this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Espencer
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