Esperanza Surname

36,052nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Esperanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Esperanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7,7861:13,0031,361
Mexico1,5191:81,7163,405
United States1,1961:303,05927,896
El Salvador1,1011:5,762546
Argentina7921:53,9694,548
Spain5241:89,2217,515
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Dominican Republic3081:33,8731,918
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Colombia1131:422,7796,531
Honduras1081:81,6341,548
Venezuela871:347,1737,570
Canada861:428,43737,472
Israel711:120,53013,243
Peru571:557,61614,875
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Uruguay381:90,3099,090
France251:2,656,909193,074
Tunisia251:24,4253,774
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
Belize151:23,6981,879
Cuba131:886,3636,304
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Guam121:13,3432,098
Guatemala121:1,340,2225,550
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
England111:5,065,278148,650
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

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

Esperanza (571,673) may also be a first name.

Esperanza Last Name Facts

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

Esperanza (Arabic: اسبيرانزا, Russian: Эсперанза) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Espéranza. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Esperanza? popularity and diffusion

Esperanza is the 36,052nd most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 497,783 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 57 percent of Esperanza reside; 53 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 53 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,749th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 571,673 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 7,786 people, or 1 in 13,003. In The Philippines Esperanza is most frequent in: Calabarzon, where 21 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 15 percent are found and Ilocos, where 15 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines this surname occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Esperanza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Esperanza has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Esperanza surname rose 17,086 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Esperanza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Esperanza surname are 38.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.79% being registered with the political party.

The amount Esperanza earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 20.06% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,274 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.41% less than the national average, earning $21,247,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.2% less than the national average, earning $42,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.39% less than the national average, earning $45,018 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Esperanza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Esperanza in the Russian language
Эсперанзаesperanza-
Esperanza in the Arabic language
اسبيرانزاasbyranza-
اسبرانزاasbranza-
اسبرنزاasbrnza-

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Footnotes

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