Abeto Surname

249,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Abeto Surname User-submission:

It derives from the word abet, which usually means a priest, but may have also, particularly in Italy, have referred to a local chief or an official master of ceremonies. This indicates that several origins are possible, including a nickname for one who was thought to be rather "priestly" in his characteristics, or an occupational or status name for a local chief or official, or that it may be theatrical and a "casting" name for an actor, one who played the part of a priest in the famous travelling theaters of the medieval period.

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Abeto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,2751:79,40313,735
Ivory Coast1111:207,8498,785
United States561:6,472,481306,764
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Benin171:607,97736,930
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
France121:5,535,227269,324
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169

Abeto (749) may also be a first name.

Abeto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It derives from the word abet, which usually means a priest, but may have also, particularly in Italy, have referred to a local chief or an official master of ceremonies. This indicates that several origins are possible, including a nickname for one who was thought to be rather "priestly" in his characteristics, or an occupational or status name for a local chief or official, or that it may be theatrical and a "casting" name for an actor, one who played the part of a priest in the famous travelling theaters of the medieval period.

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Abeto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abeto (Arabic: ابيتو, Hindi: अबेतो) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abeto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 249,495th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,580,481 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Abeto reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 78 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Abeto is also the 300,342nd most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 749 people.

The surname Abeto is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,275 people, or 1 in 79,403. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Western Visayas, where 46 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 15 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 8 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Abeto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Abeto are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Abeto earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abieto91115/
Gabeto9173/
Abetto9152/
Abesto9136/
Abetoh9123/
Abetoy9114/
Aibeto9113/
Abetho919/
Aïbeto917/
Abetou913/
Abeeto912/
Habeto912/
Aubeto911/
Aîbeto911/
Abeato911/
Abeito910/
Gabetto83156/
Abethoi8351/
Abedtho833/
Abetout831/
Aibeito831/
Aibetto831/
Abedtoo831/
Abestos831/
Abietoh831/
Abito802,022/
Aboto801,293/
Obeto801,188/
Abeta80578/
Aweto80228/
Aveto8093/
Ebeto8048/
Abyto802/
Abeztout7766/
Asbestos773/
Abestout771/
Abeyta737,599/
Gabito735,482/
Abeita73689/
Habito73429/
Abesta73408/
Obetoh73309/
Obeito73231/
Abatto73187/
Aboeta73153/
Abotto73111/
Ebieto7365/
Habeta7359/
Gabeta7356/
Abisto7356/
Abitto7347/
Aabato7340/
Abaito7337/
Abetta7336/
Obetto7327/
Asbito7320/
Haweto7320/
Obieto7316/
Awheto7314/
Obetho7313/
Obesto7313/
Abetah7312/
Ampeto7312/
Abieta7311/
Abioto739/
Gaveto739/
Haveto739/
Abetha738/
Aibato738/
Abotho738/
Aboito737/
Gobeto735/
Avesto735/
Abitou734/
Abitos734/
Abatoy734/
Abeeta733/
Abaeta733/
Abotuo732/
Gaweto732/
Asueto732/
Abeata732/
Abayto732/
Awetoh732/
Abitoa731/
Abitop731/
Abotoh731/
Aboyto731/
Avetho731/
Abaetá731/
Osbeto731/
Oibeto731/
Haboto731/
Abaato731/
Abatoh731/
Abotoo731/
Abotoy731/
Abetas731/
Abitho731/
Abituo731/
Avetoh731/
Auboto731/
Aubeta731/
Aweato731/
Aweito731/
Awetto731/
Aoueto731/
Awieto731/
Abatho731/
Ebetho731/
Abitot730/
Gabetta671,181/
Gobetto67568/
Habitou67252/
Abaitoh6778/
Gabitto6775/
Aouetou6729/
Gavetto6729/
Obietoh6727/
Obettoh6720/
Obhieto6718/
Hampeto6717/
Obeitoh6712/
Habetha6712/
Ahoueto6711/
Abattoy678/
Oubetto678/
D'Abato677/
Abothoi676/
Abettah675/
Gobetho674/
Havesto674/
Habatto674/
Habeeta673/
Habitos672/
Ebethoi671/
Gabeeta671/
Gavheto671/
Habitoh671/
Abeitha671/
Avestos671/
Obeitto671/
Obeitoa671/
Haybeta671/
Haoueto671/
Abattoh671/
Abeitta671/
Abottoh671/
Aabaato671/
Abestas671/
Abestat671/
Abuitoo671/
Aweatoh671/
Aboetta671/
Aveisto671/
Habesta671/
Abeytas670/
Habieta670/

Abeto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abeto in the Hindi language
अबेतोabeto-
Abeto in the Arabic language
ابيتوabytw-

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