Espinho Surname

525,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Espinho Surname User-submission:

Espinho is a Portuguese surname that means 'thorn' or 'spine'.

Espinho Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal5571:18,7041,333
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
France61:11,070,454349,096
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Espinho (11) may also be a first name.

Espinho Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Espinho is a Portuguese surname that means 'thorn' or 'spine'.

- dias95
DNA test information

Espinho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Espinho is found most frequently in Portugal. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Espinho? popularity and diffusion

The last name Espinho is the 525,631st most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,811,258 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Espinho reside; 90 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 90 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous given name on earth, held by 11 people.

It is most widespread in Portugal, where it is carried by 557 people, or 1 in 18,704. Besides Portugal Espinho is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 4 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Esppinho931/
Espinha86943/
Espinio866/
Espiño77965/
Espinia7117/
Espenio712/
Espeneo711/
Expiño621/
Espenia5711/
Espeñia571/
Espiñia571/
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