Espositos Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Espositos 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.
Read More About This SurnameEspositos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 93 | 1:1,334,690 | 15,285 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
The alternate forms: Espósitos (2) are calculated separately.
Espositos 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.
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Where Does The Last Name Espositos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Espositos occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Espósitos. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Espositos? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,710,039th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Espositos are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Hispano-North America.
It is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 1,334,690. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: Campeche, where 55 percent live, Yucatán, where 38 percent live and Chihuahua, where 3 percent live. Other than Mexico this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Espósitos | 96 | 2 | / |
| Esposito | 94 | 215,149 | / |
| Expositos | 89 | 19 | / |
| Espossito | 89 | 6 | / |
| Espositto | 89 | 4 | / |
| Essposito | 89 | 3 | / |
| Espposito | 89 | 3 | / |
| Exsposito | 89 | 2 | / |
| Espositoi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Espocitos | 89 | 1 | / |
| Espodsito | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eposito | 88 | 35 | / |
| D'Esposito | 84 | 2,455 | / |
| Exposito | 82 | 48,450 | / |
| Espósito | 82 | 192 | / |
| Esposita | 82 | 108 | / |
| Espozito | 82 | 86 | / |
| Espocito | 82 | 49 | / |
| Espasito | 82 | 8 | / |
| Isposito | 82 | 6 | / |
| Esposeto | 82 | 6 | / |
| Etposito | 82 | 4 | / |
| Eaposito | 82 | 2 | / |
| Ezposito | 82 | 2 | / |
| Esposjto | 82 | 1 | / |
| Espoxito | 82 | 1 | / |
| Espòsito | 82 | 1 | / |
| Espozzito | 78 | 8 | / |
| Expósitos | 78 | 2 | / |
| Expoxitos | 78 | 1 | / |
| D'Eposito | 78 | 1 | / |
| Iposito | 75 | 6 | / |
| Epósito | 75 | 1 | / |
| D'espósito | 74 | 2 | / |
| Espozzitto | 74 | 1 | / |
| Expósito | 71 | 548 | / |
| Expocito | 71 | 17 | / |
| Expòsito | 71 | 9 | / |
| Espozyto | 71 | 8 | / |
| Expozito | 71 | 6 | / |
| Exposita | 71 | 4 | / |
| Expoxito | 71 | 1 | / |
| Espócito | 71 | 1 | / |
| Espózito | 71 | 1 | / |
| Etpochito | 67 | 4 | / |
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