Exposito Surname
Approximately 48,450 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameExposito Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 35,380 | 1:1,321 | 140 |
| Cuba | 6,749 | 1:1,707 | 261 |
| France | 1,979 | 1:33,564 | 4,084 |
| Argentina | 1,203 | 1:35,531 | 2,968 |
| United States | 990 | 1:366,120 | 32,549 |
| Venezuela | 718 | 1:42,067 | 2,260 |
| Brazil | 409 | 1:523,409 | 19,655 |
| Australia | 315 | 1:85,701 | 9,916 |
| Dominican Republic | 139 | 1:75,057 | 3,477 |
| Uruguay | 100 | 1:34,318 | 3,985 |
| Belgium | 61 | 1:188,470 | 25,041 |
| Chile | 50 | 1:352,329 | 9,825 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| Colombia | 43 | 1:1,111,025 | 9,613 |
| Mexico | 43 | 1:2,886,656 | 22,491 |
| New Caledonia | 42 | 1:6,577 | 1,478 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Andorra | 19 | 1:4,413 | 868 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
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.
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Average Exposito Salary in
United States
$39,918 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expósito | 96 | 548 | / |
| Expòsito | 96 | 9 | / |
| Expösito | 96 | 1 | / |
| Expositos | 94 | 19 | / |
| Exsposito | 94 | 2 | / |
| Esposito | 88 | 215,149 | / |
| Expocito | 88 | 17 | / |
| Expozito | 88 | 6 | / |
| Exposita | 88 | 4 | / |
| Ezposito | 88 | 2 | / |
| Expoxito | 88 | 1 | / |
| Espositos | 82 | 114 | / |
| Eksposito | 82 | 24 | / |
| Espossito | 82 | 6 | / |
| Espositto | 82 | 4 | / |
| Espposito | 82 | 3 | / |
| Essposito | 82 | 3 | / |
| Expósitos | 82 | 2 | / |
| Espodsito | 82 | 1 | / |
| Espositoi | 82 | 1 | / |
| D'Esposito | 78 | 2,455 | / |
| Espósito | 75 | 192 | / |
| Esposita | 75 | 108 | / |
| Espozito | 75 | 86 | / |
| Espocito | 75 | 49 | / |
| Espasito | 75 | 8 | / |
| Isposito | 75 | 6 | / |
| Esposeto | 75 | 6 | / |
| Expócito | 75 | 2 | / |
| Espòsito | 75 | 1 | / |
| Esposjto | 75 | 1 | / |
| Espoxito | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekspozito | 71 | 8 | / |
| Espozzito | 71 | 8 | / |
| Espósitos | 71 | 2 | / |
| Espocitos | 71 | 1 | / |
| D'espósito | 67 | 2 | / |
| Espozzitto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Espozyto | 63 | 8 | / |
| Espózito | 63 | 1 | / |
| Espócito | 63 | 1 | / |
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