Espinula Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Espinula Surname User-submission:
Joao Ramos Espinula of the Cape Verde Islands emigrated to the United States, where they changed the spelling of his name to John Ramos Spinola. It appears that Spinola was the original spelling of the name. The name Spinola got into Portugal via a wine merchant named Spinola who accompanied Christopher Columbus when he was seeking funding to discover the United States.
Read More About This SurnameEspinula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 118 | 1:1,814,189 | 58,634 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
The alternate forms: Espínula (2) are calculated separately.
Espinula Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Joao Ramos Espinula of the Cape Verde Islands emigrated to the United States, where they changed the spelling of his name to John Ramos Spinola. It appears that Spinola was the original spelling of the name. The name Spinola got into Portugal via a wine merchant named Spinola who accompanied Christopher Columbus when he was seeking funding to discover the United States. It appears when this family moved from Portugal to the Cape Verde Islands the name Spinola was changed to deSpinola and then got corrupted to Espinula due to pronunciation.
- cviman2Espinula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Espinula Come From? nationality or country of origin
Espinula is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also be rendered as: Espínula. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Espinula? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,658,108th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Espinula occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Espinula live; 98 percent live in South America and 98 percent live in Luso-South America.
The surname Espinula is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 1,814,189. In Brazil Espinula is primarily found in: Minas Gerais, where 83 percent live, São Paulo, where 7 percent live and Bahia, where 3 percent live. Apart from Brazil it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Espínula | 96 | 2 | / |
| Espingula | 94 | 19 | / |
| Espinoula | 94 | 1 | / |
| Espinaula | 94 | 1 | / |
| Epinula | 93 | 2 | / |
| Hespinoula | 89 | 1 | / |
| Espinola | 88 | 78,103 | / |
| Espinila | 88 | 7 | / |
| Espinhola | 82 | 5 | / |
| Espinoola | 82 | 4 | / |
| Espinilia | 82 | 3 | / |
| Espinolla | 82 | 3 | / |
| Epinola | 80 | 30 | / |
| Espínola | 75 | 217 | / |
| Espinolo | 75 | 131 | / |
| Espinoli | 75 | 72 | / |
| Espenola | 75 | 19 | / |
| Espiñola | 75 | 15 | / |
| Espinole | 75 | 14 | / |
| Espynola | 75 | 11 | / |
| Espinilo | 75 | 7 | / |
| Espenila | 75 | 6 | / |
| Epengula | 75 | 1 | / |
| Espenilia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Espinolli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Espinolio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Espenolla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Espínolla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ipinola | 67 | 39 | / |
| Espeñola | 63 | 5 | / |
| Ipengula | 63 | 1 | / |
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