Spirito Surname

104,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Spirito Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spirito Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,7011:22,6423,943
United States8611:420,97436,479
Argentina3151:135,69311,475
Brazil2041:1,049,38436,911
Canada861:428,43737,472
France631:1,054,329115,549
England391:1,428,66862,556
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Belgium361:319,35136,407
India201:38,353,269431,471
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Panama131:300,9437,078
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

The alternate forms: Spírito (1) are calculated separately.

Spirito (254) may also be a first name.

Spirito Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spirito is found most in Italy. It can also appear as: Spírito. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spirito? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spirito is the 104,580th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,624,509 people. Spirito occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Spirito are found; 60 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 559,024th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 254 people.

This surname is most frequent in Italy, where it is held by 2,701 people, or 1 in 22,642. In Italy Spirito is primarily found in: Lazio, where 28 percent live, Campania, where 23 percent live and Apulia, where 16 percent live. Outside of Italy this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.

Spirito Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spirito surname are 6.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Spirito earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 32.22% more than the national average, earning €39,705 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.02% more than the national average, earning R 289,968 per year; in United States they earn 25.02% more than the national average, earning $53,945 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.22% more than the national average, earning $56,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spírito951/
Spiritto93123/
Spiritos9334/
Spiritou9314/
Spitrito931/
D'spirito886/
Sperito8617/
Spirita869/
Spireto867/
Spiritas8035/
Spiretoy803/
Spiretou802/
Speritho801/
Spiruta715/
Spereto715/
Speruto712/
Spureto710/
Spyretou6749/
Spyretos6730/
Speretto671/
Spereta5788/
Speruta5729/
Špiruta578/
Speretta53432/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spirito
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