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Where Does The Last Name Esperance Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Esperance (Marathi: एसपरान्स) is found most frequently in Rwanda. It can also be found in the variant forms: Espérance or Éspèrance. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Esperance? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Esperance is the 29,235^th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 396,990 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Esperance live; 32 percent live in East Africa and 31 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Esperance is also the 5,372^nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 195,015 people.

The surname Esperance is most commonly used in Rwanda, where it is held by 5,581 people, or 1 in 2,036. Barring Rwanda this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 28 percent reside and Chad, where 20 percent reside.

Esperance Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Esperance has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Esperance surname increased 1,724 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Esperance Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Esperance are 28.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Esperance earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.69% more than the national average, earning $43,877 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.5% less than the national average, earning $41,486 CAD per year.