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 last name Espírito is most common in Angola. It can also appear as: Espirito or Espiríto. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Espírito? popularity and diffusion
The last name Espírito is the 48,127th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 679,301 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Espírito reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 46 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Angola, where it is carried by 5,916 people, or 1 in 4,562. Other than Angola this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 36 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.
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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