Cognomen Espera (Spero 
, Espera 
, Esperar 
) , throughout the world, is quite a common last name. The last name Espera is characteristic of Philippines, where it is quite a rare surname, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Philippines, the United States, and Ethiopia. Very seldom, Espera is the forename as well as the last name.