Esponja Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Esponja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Esponja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2251:449,94855,152
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Espónja (1) are calculated separately.

Esponja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Esponja has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also occur as: Espónja. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Esponja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 980,795th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Esponja reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 85 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 449,948. In The Philippines Esponja is primarily concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 31 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 29 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 21 percent reside. Besides The Philippines this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Espónja951/
Esponza8617/
Esponsa868/
Esponia862/
Espomja861/
Esponcea805/
Espoinza803/
Espenjay801/
Esponzia801/
Eponia7761/
Eponza7721/
Epanja771/
Espanha71525/
Esponge71200/
Heponia71120/
Espania7194/
Espanca7143/
Geponia7139/
Epandja7136/
Espunya7136/
Espugna7129/
Espagna7128/
Epanjoa7127/
Espanya7114/
Espanza7112/
Espenia7111/
Espanjo711/
Esponye711/
Hespanha67475/
Espagnat6716/
Espougne672/
Espunyas671/
Espanrza671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Esponja
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