Espera Surname

77,473rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Espera Surname User-submission:

A Spanish last name that means 'one from Espera', a city in southern spain.

Espera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5,4611:18,5382,216
Haiti5291:20,1961,685
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Uganda491:796,72037,939
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

The alternate forms: Espéra (1) are calculated separately.

Espera (1,269) may also be a first name.

Espera Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Spanish last name that means 'one from Espera', a city in southern spain.

- Ariel G

Espera Last Name Facts

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

Espera (Georgian: ესპერა, Russian: Эспера) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Espéra. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Espera? popularity and diffusion

Espera is the 77,473rd most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,154,188 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Espera are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 221,510th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 1,269 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 5,461 people, or 1 in 18,538. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: National Capital Region, where 16 percent are found, Bicol, where 13 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 12 percent are found. Besides The Philippines it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Espera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Espera surname are 25.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.57% registered with the party.

The amount Espera earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 28.76% more than the national average, earning $55,560 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.15% less than the national average, earning $38,679 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Espéra941/
Esperas922,241/
Esperat921,841/
Esperah921,419/
Esperza9293/
Esperga9253/
Esperaz9229/
Esperra924/
Eespera924/
Esperap922/
Hespera922/
Jespera921/
Epera91124/
Esperaas8623/
Espereas861/
Aspera833,171/
Espero832,700/
Espora831,310/
Espere831,056/
Espara83327/
Esperi83200/
Espira83131/
Eperas8312/
Hepera837/
Eperat837/
Eperay834/
Expera833/
Espery831/
Ispera831/
Ospera831/
Eperaa831/
Eperaj831/
Eapera831/
Esparra77264/
Esperou77249/
Esperet77214/
Espirat77132/
Espiras77105/
Esperos77100/
Epherra7796/
Esperge7763/
Eespere7761/
Esperes7732/
Espiraz7719/
Esperer7717/
Esperre7715/
Espered7714/
Esperje7711/
Epperat779/
Esperez778/
Gespere778/
Eppeira777/
Espiere773/
Espitra773/
Esperee772/
Gespero772/
Esparea772/
Esphira772/
Esperys771/
Esperzo771/
Heperas771/
Esparaa771/
Esperey771/
Esperit771/
Esperod771/
Esperoi771/
Esperro771/
Esperyp771/
Eaperas771/
Espereh771/
Espetre771/
Asperay770/
Esperry770/
Easpira770/
Epero73171/
Ipera73118/
Epira7320/
Jpera731/
Hesperos712/
Espereth711/
Esperich711/
Esperouz711/
Esperooz711/
Espierre711/
Hashpera711/
Aspero67935/
Espiro67213/
Espire67167/
Esparo67135/
Aspira67128/
Expery67107/
Aspara6782/
Espiri6765/
Aipera6764/
Azpera6756/
Esporo6750/
Ospara6743/
Ispara6737/
Espreo6716/
Asperó6712/
Experi6711/
Ospero679/
Esparó677/
Iperat676/
Epaira673/
Epiraj673/
Aspora673/
Iperga672/
Hipera672/
Ipiera672/
Eperoi672/
Hesperich671/
Hypera671/
Iphera671/
Isperi671/
Ospira671/
Eperot671/
Epirat671/
Epiray671/
Espéré671/
Iperaj671/

Espera Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Espera in the Georgian language
ესპერაespera50
ესფერაespera50
Espera in the Russian language
Эспераespera-

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