Espirito Santos Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

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

Espirito Santos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Espirito Santos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2101:1,019,40235,992
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Espirito Santos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Espirito Santos is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Espirito Santos? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,133,308th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name Espirito Santos occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Espirito Santos reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 99 percent reside in Luso-South America.

Espirito Santos is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 1,019,402. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Bahia, where 28 percent live, Rio Grande do Sul, where 10 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent live. Other than Brazil this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cape Verde, where 0 percent live and São Tomé and Príncipe, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Espirito Santo Sa941/
Espiritu Santos932/
Espiritusantos9046/
Espieirto Santos901/
Esperidiao Santos819/

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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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  • 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 Santos
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