Espirito Surname

132,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Espirito Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Espirito Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,2821:93,8103,544
Philippines6441:157,20225,984
São Tomé and Príncipe1971:901144
Peru1171:271,65910,749
United States701:5,177,985261,849
France251:2,656,909193,074
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Cape Verde81:66,2052,334
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Espírito (10,728) & Espiríto (2) are calculated separately.

Espirito (435) may also be a first name.

Espirito Last Name Facts

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

The last name Espirito (Russian: Эспирито) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Espírito or Espiríto. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Espirito? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 132,526th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,139,620 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Espirito are found; 71 percent are found in South America and 67 percent are found in Luso-South America. Espirito is also the 411,176th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 435 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 2,282 people, or 1 in 93,810. In Brazil Espirito is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 40 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent are found and Bahia, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Brazil Espirito is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 19 percent are found and São Tomé and Príncipe, where 6 percent are found.

Espirito Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Espirito surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70% being registered with the party.

The amount Espirito earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 23.89% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,753 per year and in United States they earn 22% more than the national average, earning $52,643 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Espirito Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Espirito in the Russian language
Эспиритоespirito-

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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
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  • 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 Espirito
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