Spositto Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Spositto 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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Spositto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1021:419,05331,889
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955

Spositto Surname Meaning

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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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Spositto Last Name Facts

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

Spositto is found most frequently in Argentina. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spositto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,674,734th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. Spositto occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Spositto live; 95 percent live in South America and 88 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Spositto is most frequently used in Argentina, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 419,053. In Argentina Spositto is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 92 percent live and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 8 percent live. Aside from Argentina this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Spositto Last Name Statistics demography

Spositto earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spossitto941/
Sposito939,531/
Spossito886/
Spozitto881/
Spozzitto826/
D'sposito822/
Sposeto80104/
Spozito8099/
Spósito8085/
Sposita8028/
Spocito809/
Sposetta7529/
Spozzito7527/
Spozitou756/
Spozitos752/
Spozyto675/
Spozetta6322/
Spozetos631/
Spashita631/
Spoiseta630/
Spaajita501/

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