Exposito Surname

11,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Exposito 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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Exposito Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain35,3801:1,321140
Cuba6,7491:1,707261
France1,9791:33,5644,084
Argentina1,2031:35,5312,968
United States9901:366,12032,549
Venezuela7181:42,0672,260
Brazil4091:523,40919,655
Australia3151:85,7019,916
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Uruguay1001:34,3183,985
Belgium611:188,47025,041
Chile501:352,3299,825
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
England491:1,137,10353,999
Colombia431:1,111,0259,613
Mexico431:2,886,65622,491
New Caledonia421:6,5771,478
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Andorra191:4,413868
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Norway91:571,36544,190
Panama91:434,6958,518
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Expósito (548), Expòsito (9) & Expösito (1) are calculated separately.

Exposito (41) may also be a first name.

Exposito 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

Exposito Last Name Facts

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

The surname Exposito occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Expósito, Expòsito or Expösito. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Exposito? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,602nd most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 150,414 people. The surname Exposito is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Exposito are found; 73 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 73 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 41 people.

The surname Exposito is most frequently used in Spain, where it is held by 35,380 people, or 1 in 1,321. In Spain Exposito is most numerous in: Andalusia, where 29 percent reside, Catalonia, where 16 percent reside and Canary Islands, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Spain it exists in 54 countries. It is also common in Cuba, where 14 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Exposito Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Exposito has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Exposito surname rose 4,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Exposito Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Exposito surname are 26.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 79.57% being registered with the party.

The amount Exposito earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 33.24% less than the national average, earning 231,026 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 35.36% less than the national average, earning $14,674,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.49% less than the national average, earning $39,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.82% less than the national average, earning $43,810 CAD per year.

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