Espírito Surname

48,127th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Portugal

Espírito Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Espírito Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola5,9161:4,562660
Portugal3,8591:2,700360
Brazil8001:267,59310,304
Cape Verde421:12,611441
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
United States211:17,259,949572,238
São Tomé and Príncipe191:9,338607
England151:3,714,537119,675
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
France51:13,284,544357,392
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Espirito963,406/
Espíritos941/
Espiríto922/
Esperito8895/
Espírita8815/
Espirituo822/
Espiritto822/
Espiritou821/
Espeirito821/
Espiritos821/
Espirita7548/
Espireto7516/
Espereto753/
Isperito753/
Expirito752/
Experito751/
Esperita751/
Ispirito751/
Esperieta711/
Espereta635/
Ispereto631/
Esperetta591/

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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 Espírito
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