Sposito Surname
Approximately 9,531 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSposito Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3,299 | 1:64,891 | 2,419 |
| Italy | 2,709 | 1:22,575 | 3,931 |
| Argentina | 1,376 | 1:31,064 | 2,611 |
| United States | 865 | 1:419,028 | 36,348 |
| Venezuela | 385 | 1:78,452 | 3,187 |
| France | 337 | 1:197,100 | 30,644 |
| Uruguay | 268 | 1:12,805 | 1,443 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Colombia | 14 | 1:3,412,434 | 15,450 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
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.
- lucaspositoSposito Demographics
Average Sposito Salary in
United States
$47,046 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Spósito. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sposito? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 53,560th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 764,615 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Sposito reside; 56 percent reside in South America and 35 percent reside in Luso-South America.
Sposito is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 3,299 people, or 1 in 64,891. In Brazil Sposito is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 70 percent are found, Paraná, where 10 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Brazil this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also found 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 over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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 Sposito are 1.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.31% being registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spósito | 95 | 85 | / |
| Spositto | 93 | 118 | / |
| Spossito | 93 | 6 | / |
| D'sposito | 88 | 2 | / |
| Spossitto | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sposeto | 86 | 104 | / |
| Spozito | 86 | 99 | / |
| Sposita | 86 | 28 | / |
| Spocito | 86 | 9 | / |
| Spozzito | 80 | 27 | / |
| Spozitou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Spozitos | 80 | 2 | / |
| Spozitto | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spozzitto | 75 | 6 | / |
| Spozyto | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sposetta | 67 | 29 | / |
| Spozetos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spashita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spoiseta | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spozetta | 53 | 22 | / |
| Spaajita | 53 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sposito
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