Expósito Surname

574,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Expósito Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Expósito Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain4661:100,3268,188
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Exposito (48,450) & Expòsito (9) are calculated separately.

Expósito Last Name Facts

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

The last name Expósito is most common in Spain. It may also appear in the variant forms: Exposito or Expòsito. For other possible spellings of Expósito click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Expósito? popularity and diffusion

It is the 574,640th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 13,298,441 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Expósito reside; 85 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 85 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name Expósito is most frequently used in Spain, where it is carried by 466 people, or 1 in 100,326. In Spain Expósito is mostly concentrated in: Andalusia, where 25 percent reside, Catalonia, where 23 percent reside and Madrid, where 20 percent reside. Barring Spain it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 1 percent reside and Hungary, where 1 percent reside.

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Footnotes

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