Sposito Surname

53,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Sposito 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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Sposito Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3,2991:64,8912,419
Italy2,7091:22,5753,931
Argentina1,3761:31,0642,611
United States8651:419,02836,348
Venezuela3851:78,4523,187
France3371:197,10030,644
Uruguay2681:12,8051,443
Australia651:415,31833,226
England571:977,51048,999
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Greece151:738,65380,079
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales41:773,63329,106
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Spósito (85) are calculated separately.

Sposito 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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Sposito Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sposito is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Spósito. Click here for further potential spellings of Sposito.

How Common Is The Last Name Sposito? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sposito is the 53,560th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 764,615 people. Sposito occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Sposito reside; 56 percent reside in South America and 35 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 3,299 people, or 1 in 64,891. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 70 percent are found, Paraná, where 10 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 28 percent are found and Argentina, where 14 percent are found.

Sposito Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sposito has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sposito surname rose 14,417 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 356 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sposito Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sposito last name are 1.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sposito earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 12.22% more than the national average, earning €33,701 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $23,501,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning $47,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.25% more than the national average, earning $64,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spósito9585/
Spositto93118/
Spossito936/
D'sposito882/
Spossitto881/
Sposeto86104/
Spozito8699/
Sposita8628/
Spocito869/
Spozzito8027/
Spozitou806/
Spozitos802/
Spozitto801/
Spozzitto756/
Spozyto715/
Sposetta6729/
Spozetos671/
Spashita671/
Spoiseta670/
Spozetta5322/
Spaajita531/

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