Espírito Surname
Approximately 10,728 people bear this surname
Espírito Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 5,916 | 1:4,562 | 660 |
| Portugal | 3,859 | 1:2,700 | 360 |
| Brazil | 800 | 1:267,593 | 10,304 |
| Cape Verde | 42 | 1:12,611 | 441 |
| Mozambique | 25 | 1:1,090,463 | 1,880 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 19 | 1:9,338 | 607 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Espirito (3,406) & Espiríto (2) are calculated separately.
Espírito (46) may also be a first name.
Espírito Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Espírito Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Espírito is carried by more people in Angola than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Espirito or Espiríto. For other potential spellings of Espírito click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Espírito? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 48,127th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 679,301 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Espírito live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 46 people.
Espírito is most widespread in Angola, where it is held by 5,916 people, or 1 in 4,562. Apart from Angola Espírito is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 36 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Espirito | 96 | 3,406 | / |
| Espíritos | 94 | 1 | / |
| Espiríto | 92 | 2 | / |
| Esperito | 88 | 95 | / |
| Espírita | 88 | 15 | / |
| Espirituo | 82 | 2 | / |
| Espiritto | 82 | 2 | / |
| Espiritou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Espeirito | 82 | 1 | / |
| Espiritos | 82 | 1 | / |
| Espirita | 75 | 48 | / |
| Espireto | 75 | 16 | / |
| Espereto | 75 | 3 | / |
| Isperito | 75 | 3 | / |
| Expirito | 75 | 2 | / |
| Experito | 75 | 1 | / |
| Esperita | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ispirito | 75 | 1 | / |
| Esperieta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Espereta | 63 | 5 | / |
| Ispereto | 63 | 1 | / |
| Esperetta | 59 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Espírito
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