Espen is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Espen
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: The name is taken in Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium (where it is more common as Van Espen). This is a place name evocative of a place where grows aspen (German "Espe").

How popular is Espen?

Espen is ranked 391204 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Espens grew by 23.3871 per cent to 153 since 2000 and ranked 114424 after elevating 12762 spots. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.77 97.58
Hispanic or Latino 3.27 0
Espen is a very rare family name, few people in Italy and Luxembourg have the last name. Around 685 people have been found who wears Espen as their family name. Espen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
219,873 France2
118,441 Germany2
35,969 Denmark2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
95,312 Argentina2
810,193 Indonesia1
492,292 Ukraine1
77,122 Sweden1
169,904 Brazil1
42,479 Greece1
289,511 England1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,985 Luxembourg33
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
20,785 Belgium82
56,973 South Africa73
Countries with hundreds of Espen:
42,475 Italy190
131,463 United States160
5,791 Norway131

Espen Namesakes

  • Dragan Espenschied, Musician
  • Jane Espenson, Television writer
  • Jane Espenson, Television writer
  • Dragan Espenschied, Musician
  • Trond Espen Seim, Actor
  • Gwenael Espenel, Author
  • Tiffany Espensen, Television actress
  • Jane Espenson, Television writer
  • Dragan Espenschied, Musician
  • Lloyd Espenschied, Electrical engineer

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