Espu Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Espu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Espu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Espu (18) may also be a first name.

Espu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Espu is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Espu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Espu occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Espu are found; 43 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 43 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Espu is also the 2,608,198th most common first name world-wide It is held by 18 people.

The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Western Highlands, where 75 percent are found and Morobe, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 29 percent are found and India, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Espeu8917/
Espau8914/
Eispu893/
Esput893/
Yespu892/
Espuy891/
Espui891/
Espux891/
Epu861,558/
Espeut80662/
Espuch80358/
Espouy8092/
Espuis8051/
Espaud803/
Espaux802/
Eitspu801/
Espuys801/
Espaus801/
Hespus800/
Epou752,393/
Epuu75878/
Epau75557/
Eepu75426/
Aspu75113/
Gepu75112/
Epeu7583/
Eipu7563/
Ephu7556/
Eupu7549/
Epui7548/
Eput7543/
Hepu7536/
Ispu7531/
Epuh7529/
Etpu7524/
Eapu7518/
Epup7517/
Epud7515/
Eppu7510/
Epus757/
Edpu755/
Ospu754/
Eypu753/
Iepu752/
Epfu751/
Epux751/
Epuy751/
Jesphus732/
Espuich731/
Epouh67748/
Epaud67718/
Espoo67272/
Aspau6788/
Ashpu6768/
D'Espaux6742/
Eppou6718/
Geypu6715/
Jeepu6715/
D'Espouy6711/
Aispu6710/
Gephu6710/
Eadpu675/
Țepuș675/
Isphu674/
Epuch673/
Hepou673/
Epoup672/
Ehput672/
Heppu672/
Eappu671/
Heepu671/
Edpau671/
Eedpu671/
Eeppu671/
Heput671/
Geepu671/
Hephu671/
Eipeu671/
Epheu671/
Eputd671/
Epoux671/
Epeuh671/
Epuit671/
Gepau671/
Ospui671/
Ispud671/
Hedsputh670/
Eppus670/

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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
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  • 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 Espu
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