Espinosa Surname

899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Panama

Espinosa Surname Definition:

One who came from Espinosa (thorny thicket), in Spain.

From the latin "spinosus" - full of thorns or prickly. Hence it refers to an area with this type of landscape.

Common surname found over all Spain. Title of over 20 villages and towns.

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Espinosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico203,1241:61195
Colombia70,4161:678136
Philippines66,7381:1,51790
Cuba45,7371:25240
Spain43,9531:1,064105
United States38,9241:9,3121,125
Argentina28,4271:1,504208
Panama18,3841:21338
Ecuador17,2121:924155
Dominican Republic13,5961:767142
Chile13,1081:1,344277
Puerto Rico8,7871:40484
Brazil3,6781:58,2042,193
Uruguay2,9581:1,160131
Venezuela2,6611:11,3511,023
Nicaragua2,3471:2,565377
France2,2591:29,4043,596
Peru1,4961:21,2462,436
Canada6051:60,9027,147
England2571:216,80218,442
Bolivia2551:41,6332,454
Germany2341:344,04033,598
Guatemala2281:70,5382,566
Costa Rica2231:21,435739
Honduras1971:44,7541,197
Paraguay1751:41,3531,276
El Salvador1721:36,8831,163
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Guam1521:1,053155
Switzerland1461:56,2537,172
Belgium1371:83,91713,161
Australia1321:204,51319,950
Italy1151:531,79752,329
Thailand1001:706,383117,076
Belize671:5,306914
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Andorra501:1,677306
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Trinidad and Tobago441:30,9993,171
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Angola361:749,7002,649
United States Virgin Islands331:3,345560
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Malta301:14,342837
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Austria261:327,51736,002
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Norway201:257,11427,149
Botswana171:128,64318,229
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Israel131:658,28045,106
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
China101:136,732,1577,199
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
India81:95,883,173728,828
Finland71:785,24338,644
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Wales71:442,07621,198
Gibraltar61:5,659991
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Curaçao41:39,312638
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Comoros11:749,524685
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Palau11:21,643223
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7831:64,1366,984

The alternate forms: Espiñosa (48), Espínosa (4), Èspinosa (2), Éspinosa (1) & Espinösa (1) are calculated separately.

Espinosa (304) may also be a first name.

Espinosa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Espinosa (thorny thicket), in Spain.

From the latin "spinosus" - full of thorns or prickly. Hence it refers to an area with this type of landscape.

Common surname found over all Spain. Title of over 20 villages and towns. Derived from same source as name Espinal, from latin "spinalis" meaning a thorn. In this form (Espinosa), name means thorny, dangerous.

Castilian name from Espinosa de los Monteros (Burgos). Later extended to all of the Peninsula.

See Espino.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

The surname Espinoza or Espinosa comes from the place named Espinosa de los Monteros (Burgos).

South American spelling of Spanish Espinosa; the spelling with z represents a voiced pronunciation heard in some Latin American countries, whereas in Castilian Spanish it now has an unvoiced s.

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Espinosa Last Name Facts

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

Espinosa (Russian: Эспиноса) occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Espiñosa, Espínosa, Èspinosa, Éspinosa or Espinösa. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Espinosa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 899th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,392 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Espinosa reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 504,994th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 304 people.

The last name Espinosa is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is borne by 203,124 people, or 1 in 611. In Mexico Espinosa is mostly found in: México, where 19 percent reside, Mexico City, where 14 percent reside and Chiapas, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Mexico it is found in 123 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 12 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.

Espinosa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Espinosa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 4,971 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,856 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Espinosa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Espinosa are 40.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.75% registered with the party.

The amount Espinosa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.57% less than the national average, earning 243,749 kr per year; in Peru they earn 163.97% more than the national average, earning S/. 51,170 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $23,824,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.07% less than the national average, earning $38,803 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.6% less than the national average, earning $46,406 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Espiñosa9648/
Espínosa964/
Èspinosa962/
Éspinosa961/
Espinösa961/
Espinhosa94181/
Espinossa9491/
Espinosas9413/
Espionosa948/
Espinosza947/
Espoinosa945/
Esppinosa945/
Espinosaa944/
Espisnosa944/
Espinosia943/
Espinoisa943/
Eespinosa943/
Hespinosa943/
Espinosoa942/
Espinozsa941/
Espinosaz941/
Espinosca941/
Esspinosa941/
Epinosa9353/
D'Espinosa8912/
Espinoza881,116,785/
Espenosa88449/
Espinoso88291/
Espinasa88141/
Ezpinosa8863/
Espinose8845/
Espinoca8828/
Ispinosa888/
Espinusa887/
Eapinosa886/
Espinoxa884/
Ospinosa884/
Expinosa883/
Espinesa883/
Espinosi881/
Aspinosa881/
Epinossa881/
Espunosa881/
Eepinosa881/
Espynosa881/
Espinouse82112/
Espionoza8224/
Espinossi8219/
Espinozza8212/
Espinhoso8210/
Espinozas829/
Espinoiza828/
Espinozaa826/
Hespinoza826/
Eespinoza825/
Espoinoza825/
Esspinoza825/
Esppinoza824/
Espinooza824/
Espinhoza824/
Espinozaj823/
Espionasa823/
Espeinoza823/
Espinozia822/
Eszpinoza822/
Espinosso822/
Jespinoza821/
Espienoza821/
Gespinoza821/
Espinosio821/
Esxpinoza821/
Espinozaz821/
Espinocia820/
Epinoza80135/
Ipinosa804/
Epinoca802/
Epenosa801/
D'Espinose785/
D'Espinoza782/
Espinhoiso782/
Espinozast781/
Espinace75653/
Espinase75616/
Ezpinoza75456/
Espinaza75400/
Espinazo75390/
Espenoza75224/
Espinaco75168/
Espinozo7557/
Expinoza7528/
Espinaze7521/
Eapinoza7516/
Espeñosa7515/
Espinoze7514/
Espiñoza7513/
Espínoza7510/
Espinaca757/
Aspinoza755/
Ispinoza754/
Espineza753/
Espinoco753/
Espynoza753/
Espenoso753/
Espinaso753/
Espinaci753/
Espinasi753/
Espunoza752/
Espenesa752/
Ospinoza752/
Espinóza752/
Espinuza752/
Espinazi752/
Edpinoza751/
Espinozi751/
Espinozy751/
Éspinoza751/
Èspinoza751/
Espiñoso751/
Aspenosa751/
Espinassous7425/
Espinasseau7425/
Espinasse713,583/
Espinouze7133/
Espinassi7126/
Espinhaco719/
Espinasso717/
Espinhaço714/
Espinassy713/
Espinazzi712/
Espinachi712/
Espinache711/
Espinozzi711/
Hezpinoza711/
Espenocis710/
Espinassou6729/
Ipinoza6719/
Espinhasso679/
Epenoza671/
Espionasse671/
Espinhasse671/

Espinosa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Espinosa in the Russian language
Эспиносаespinosa-

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Espinosa Reference & Research

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