Espey Surname

160,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Espey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Espey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4681:246,90723,520
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
Germany2961:271,97828,798
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Ireland501:94,1795,191
Northern Ireland321:57,6574,597
England311:1,797,35772,927
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland401:110,7476,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3911:128,43712,369

Espey (25) may also be a first name.

Espey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Espey occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Espey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 160,728th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,687,148 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Espey live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Espey is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,468 people, or 1 in 246,907. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and Missouri, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 24 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Espey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Espey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Espey last name expanded 375 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 125 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 344 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Espey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (73%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Espey surname are 7.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.08% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Espey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.15% more than the national average, earning R 449,496 per year; in United States they earn 1.92% more than the national average, earning $43,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.41% less than the national average, earning $47,991 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Espeyt9111/
Espoey912/
Espeya911/
Espiey911/
Espe893,410/
Espy892,731/
Epey891,197/
Esper805,903/
Espie801,991/
Aspey801,152/
Hespe80797/
Espes80486/
Epeya80159/
Epeyo8071/
Eppey8063/
Espay8053/
Epeye8039/
Espei8030/
Espee8023/
Espeu8017/
Yespy8015/
Espet8015/
Espej8011/
Espoy8010/
Espeh8010/
Espep808/
Jespe807/
Esped807/
Espea804/
Epiey804/
Epeyi804/
Esspe804/
Gespe802/
Hespy801/
Gespy801/
Aespy801/
Ephey801/
Esphe801/
Yespe801/
Epeyu801/
Espys801/
Espée801/
Espae801/
Eshpe801/
Espuy801/
Espyo800/
Espye800/
Esphy800/
Esspy800/
Epe756,452/
Epy7598/
Espejo7378,985/
Espeja731,353/
Espeut73662/
Hesper73638/
Jesper73345/
Eipeya73130/
Espouy7392/
Yespes7359/
Esperø7345/
Heapey7336/
Espeit7331/
Espowe7328/
Espeer7319/
Espech7317/
Haspey7314/
Epieyo7311/
Yespez735/
Espeed735/
Espeio735/
Hepeya735/
Jesphe734/
Eupeya734/
Espeet734/
Espiya734/
Eshpay733/
Espayo733/
Espooy732/
Eappey731/
Espaya731/
Espett731/
Ashpey731/
Geshpe731/
Epeyoo731/
Epieyh731/
Espaie731/
Espejp731/
Espoya731/
Yespee731/
Espuys731/
Epeiyo731/
Yesper731/
Jespeh731/
Espher730/
Espieh730/
Heppey730/
Hespie730/
Hespes730/
Hespea730/
Gespie730/
Epie677,198/
Espi674,291/
Espa674,037/
Aspe673,785/
Epee672,739/
Espayos672,109/
Eppe671,209/
Hepe67722/
Epae67585/
Eper67440/
Hepy67400/
Epeh67390/
Epea67341/
Epet67316/
Eipe67239/
Aspy67179/
Heappey67176/
Gepe67165/
Eppy67157/
Ypey67157/
Ephy67154/
Epoy67153/
Epay67139/
Espooyi67129/
Epue6788/
Espí6787/
Epeu6783/
Epei6776/
Heaphey6769/
Ephe6750/
Epée6748/
Eype6742/
Ipey6741/
Hetsper6724/
Epez6722/
Hespeth6720/
Epep6720/
Iepe6717/
Eepe6715/
Jespher6714/
Especht6713/
Hespayo6713/
Epiy6711/
Jeisper679/
Eape677/
Epoe677/
Espooye676/
Gepy675/
Eupe675/
Gihespy675/
Ospy673/
Eepy673/
Epye673/
Ezpe673/
Epyi672/
Jeasper672/
Epfe672/
Espahie672/
Ehpy672/
Hespett671/
Iepy671/
Expe671/
Heisper671/
Eipy671/
Epyo671/
Epèe671/
Epeş671/
Epje671/
Espé671/
Espayas671/
Epge671/
Hespher671/
Ëepe671/
Ehpe671/
Espj671/
Etpy671/
Epej671/
Epuy671/
Epyd671/
Epyh671/
Ispe671/
Hispeey670/
Haespie670/

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Footnotes

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