Cueto Surname

8,844th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,028 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Cueto Surname Definition:

A Basque word that means "zarzal" or place of the brambles. It is a variant of the word "hueto."

A Castilian name in Santander. One branch in Asturias and another in Andalusia, in Almería and Ugíjar (Granada).

Cueto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines14,2541:7,102637
Mexico11,0651:11,2181,084
Colombia7,7321:6,179836
Peru5,4441:5,838920
Spain5,3951:8,6661,032
United States3,7311:97,14810,835
Dominican Republic2,9121:3,583417
Bolivia2,9051:3,655565
Argentina2,2271:19,1931,630
Chile2,1881:8,051792
Cuba1,9771:5,828643
Venezuela1,4671:20,5891,478
Panama8191:4,777555
Brazil2931:730,62926,722
Ecuador2081:76,4705,581
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Paraguay1821:39,7621,244
France1511:439,88663,493
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Uruguay911:37,7124,345
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Guatemala601:268,0444,260
England601:928,63447,428
Wales591:52,4504,823
Costa Rica441:108,6381,781
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Austria261:327,51736,002
Guam251:6,405908
Puerto Rico241:147,9221,914
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Nicaragua191:316,8993,057
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Norway101:514,22941,629
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Oman51:737,5946,889
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
China31:455,773,85521,925
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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

Cueto (105) may also be a first name.

Cueto Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Basque word that means "zarzal" or place of the brambles. It is a variant of the word "hueto."

A Castilian name in Santander. One branch in Asturias and another in Andalusia, in Almería and Ugíjar (Granada).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Cueto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cueto is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Čueto. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cueto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,844th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 113,818 people. The last name Cueto occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Cueto are found; 35 percent are found in South America and 22 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Cueto is also the 920,134th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 105 people.

It is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 14,254 people, or 1 in 7,102. In The Philippines Cueto is mostly concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 68 percent are found, Mimaropa, where 12 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring The Philippines this last name exists in 69 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 17 percent are found and Colombia, where 12 percent are found.

Cueto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cueto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cueto surname rose 93,275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cueto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cueto are 36.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cueto earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 29.26% less than the national average, earning 244,829 kr per year; in Peru they earn 8.14% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,963 per year; in Colombia they earn 25.86% less than the national average, earning $16,831,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.68% less than the national average, earning $41,559 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.05% less than the national average, earning $48,166 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čueto931/
Cuetos91764/
Cuesto91506/
Cuetto9182/
Caueto916/
Ccueto914/
Cuheto912/
Cuetho912/
Cuetot911/
Kcueto911/
Chueto911/
Cuheito8315/
D'Cueto831/
Cuestos831/
Couto80121,117/
Coeto802,274/
Gueto80978/
Cuito80777/
Cauto80255/
Kueto80179/
Queto8099/
Cueta8047/
Caeto8022/
Cuyto8014/
Cveto804/
Ceyto802/
Ceuto802/
Ceato801/
Ceito801/
Couetoux77163/
Cuesta7386,699/
Chuito731,108/
Coutou73832/
Coutto73325/
Quieto73225/
Kuyeto73178/
Questo73173/
Guetto73157/
Cuyato73153/
Koueto73137/
Ccuito73125/
Quetot7382/
Cuitot7379/
Coutot7365/
Causto7358/
Quetoh7344/
Quetto7339/
Guetou7329/
Cuetas7327/
Goueto7321/
Coutos7320/
Coetto7320/
Coutho7316/
Cajuto7315/
Caetto7311/
Cousto7310/
Queeto7310/
Cayuto7310/
Queito736/
Cheito736/
Cautto735/
Guetho734/
Coueta734/
Quetoy733/
Nkueto732/
Chueta732/
Quetoa732/
Cayeto732/
Cuitto732/
Cuezta732/
Coutoi732/
Cajeto732/
Gueito732/
Cheato731/
Guehto731/
Coetho731/
Ceatto731/
Coutoo731/
Quetho731/
Gueato731/
Ccuyto731/
Cautos731/
Cuetta731/
Cuieta731/
Ckauto731/
Caetho731/
Ceatoo731/
Cheuto731/
Coutod731/
Coutoz731/
Quetos730/
Quetoo730/
Cuestas6712,698/
Guettou67669/
Coustou67489/
Coutoux67114/
Coutout6793/
D'Couto6770/
Cheutou6752/
Kouetto6736/
Cuestaz6730/
Coutois6726/
Chuitou6720/
Gueytou6719/
Tchuito6718/
Cheitou6714/
Gueitou6711/
Gouetou6711/
Cueztaz675/
Gouetto675/
Kouetou675/
Chuayto674/
Queitoz673/
Cuoyoto673/
Cueztas672/
Gouesto672/
Gouetoh672/
Kuestto672/
Cheutho672/
Queuato672/
Cauthoy671/
Queatoh671/
Kouieto671/
Quetout671/
Queisto671/
Tchueta671/
Guethou671/
Cautoux671/
Cuestaa671/
Couthou671/
Couttos671/
Cheytou671/
Chuitoi671/
Couthop670/
Cheatto670/
Coutohy670/

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