Cato Forename

94,570th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 5,139 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Cato Forename Definition:

M. Now rare; never general. From the fame of Cato the Censor (234-149 B. C.) and, especially, of Cato Uticensis the noble suicide, dramatised by Addison in the formerly celebrated tragedy, Cato. From Latin catus, sagacious, probably reduced from cautus, wary, cautious.

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Cato Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway
100%
3,4311:1,496301
United States
100%
3991:908,61419,646
Netherlands
100%
2891:58,4853,774
DR Congo
 
97%
1991:370,99314,033
Indonesia
100%
1861:1,386,90178,723
Somalia-1601:84,5373,429
Denmark-591:95,7542,802
Philippines
97%
 
471:2,255,52148,741
South Africa
 
74%
471:1,160,26942,094
Sweden
100%
421:234,7127,753
India
 
85%
331:36,814,484702,984
England
85%
 
321:1,737,59123,425
Belgium
100%
271:425,5577,369
Thailand
87%
 
271:2,595,03064,663
Hong Kong-151:516,8484,412
Canada-111:3,012,12538,520
Brazil
100%
101:21,423,615203,947
China-101:136,605,57866,281
Australia-101:1,365,76214,367
France
100%
91:7,385,59325,788
Senegal
100%
81:1,822,67012,813
Uganda
100%
61:6,826,15353,479
Chile-61:2,934,53517,145
Turkey
100%
51:15,560,34240,635
Germany
66%
 
51:19,335,57551,270
Argentina-51:8,554,64917,386
Mexico-41:31,036,10761,748
Russia-41:36,058,42683,389
Nigeria
100%
41:44,391,090271,718
Portugal-41:2,602,7168,189
Egypt
100%
41:22,975,23627,891
Italy
98%
 
31:20,354,03045,650
Wales
100%
31:1,031,43610,092
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Barbados-21:144,8942,643
Armenia
100%
21:1,459,37610,220
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Guernsey-11:63,331901
Angola
100%
11:26,966,6067,835
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Cambodia
100%
11:16,273,33074,610
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Kosovo-11:1,861,44022,170
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620

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

Cato (21,184) may also be a surname.

Cato Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

M. Now rare; never general. From the fame of Cato the Censor (234-149 B. C.) and, especially, of Cato Uticensis the noble suicide, dramatised by Addison in the formerly celebrated tragedy, Cato. From Latin catus, sagacious, probably reduced from cautus, wary, cautious.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Latin (masculine) - Well advised, prudent.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

A Latin name, meaning: Sagacious.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Cato Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Catò921/
Casto8912,934/
Catho8911,183/
Caito89876/
Catto89252/
Catou8942/
Cayto8931/
Catos8928/
Catuo8917/
Cahto8912/
Catot8911/
Catop8910/
Catoy8910/
Catoo898/
Catod898/
Cauto895/
Caíto893/
Catoh893/
Cajto891/
Cazto891/
Catoi891/
Chhato80892/
Caitou80292/
Cathos8042/
Cahato8033/
Cathou8032/
Caitto807/
Cattoi805/
Causto804/
Cautho804/
Cahtou804/
Castho804/
Caitho803/
Cattuo803/
Catosh803/
Caituo803/
Castto802/
Castos802/
Caatou801/
Caisto801/
Castuo801/
Caytoo801/
Cathot801/
Cautot801/
Catoch801/
Catois801/
Catout801/
Cattho801/
Cattou801/
Caytto801/
Cata75102,736/
Kato7515,374/
Coto75158/
Qato7547/
Catá753/
Catà751/
Ctwo751/
Catoosh736/
Cathous732/
Cheatuo732/
Cahatou732/
Caahtou731/
Cheatto731/
Cahaito731/
Catas6714,370/
Casta6710,674/
Khato675,236/
Caita673,767/
Katto672,075/
Katoi671,360/
Kaito671,102/
Katho67911/
Katou67562/
Catta67493/
Catha67409/
Cataa67373/
Cayta67218/
Katuo67193/
Couto67184/
Katoo67169/
Katoa67137/
Kgato67124/
Kayto67123/
Catat67110/
Catau67110/
Costo67108/
Cotto67102/
Qatoh67102/
Kauto6788/
Katoh6777/
Cauta6775/
Catap6732/
Kaato6719/
Katoy6718/
Kadto6714/
Qasto6714/
Ceata6713/
Hcata6711/
Caata6711/
Cajta679/
Keato679/
Catah679/
Coito678/
Ceito677/
Katoj676/
Kahto675/
Katgo675/
Cooto675/
Cotos675/
Ckata674/
Kaíto674/
Cotho673/
Kaïto673/
Qatoo672/
Cotoa672/
Cotod672/
Cotoi672/
Cotop671/
C'Ata671/
Cahaatou671/
Cahta671/
Catad671/
Ckoto671/
Ccata671/
Catga671/
Cotat671/
Cotoh671/
Cotot671/
Cotou671/
Cohto671/
Cuoto671/
Quato671/
Qahto671/
Kkato671/
Katoz671/
Qhato671/
Qatho671/
Qatop671/
Kajto671/
Hcteo671/
Cotoy671/
Ctaoe671/
Ctouo671/

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