Espositi Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Espositi Surname User-submission:

Sposito is a variant of Esposito that derives from Latin Expositus and literally means 'exposed'. Italian tradition claims that the surname was given to who were abandoned and handed over to an orphanage. They were called Espositi because they would get exposed in a public place.

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Espositi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1211:505,42750,992
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397

Espositi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sposito is a variant of Esposito that derives from Latin Expositus and literally means 'exposed'. Italian tradition claims that the surname was given to who were abandoned and handed over to an orphanage. They were called Espositi because they would get exposed in a public place.

- lucasposito

Espositi Last Name Facts

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

Espositi occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Espositi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,604,449th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The last name Espositi is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Espositi are found; 96 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 96 percent are found in Italic Europe.

This last name is most common in Italy, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 505,427. In Italy it is most frequent in: Lazio, where 84 percent are found, Lombardy, where 9 percent are found and Campania, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Italy this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Armenia, where 1 percent are found.

Espositi Last Name Statistics demography

Espositi earn significantly more than the average income. In Italy they earn 33.64% more than the national average, earning €40,133 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Espositio9415/
Espositoi941/
Esposita88108/
Esposite8840/
Epositio881/
Esposetti822/
Exposite7518/
Eposetti751/
Espozeti751/
Espozetti7147/
Espeschite671/
Epasita671/
Espesete639/
Espozette592/
Ezpozetti591/
Espesette590/
Ipasita538/
Epacita531/
Aipaciti501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Espositi
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