Barreto Surname

1,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
East Timor

Barreto Surname Definition:

Galician name originating in Portugal.

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Barreto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil196,4081:1,090126
Venezuela46,8851:644124
Colombia42,9531:1,112240
Argentina29,4041:1,454201
Paraguay23,7471:30572
Peru19,0211:1,671277
Mexico18,0021:6,895799
Mozambique14,8321:1,838442
East Timor13,0321:9328
United States9,6821:37,4364,633
Portugal8,7851:1,186193
Angola7,6901:3,510526
Ecuador7,0111:2,269399
Uruguay5,6141:61169
Spain5,1521:9,0751,078
Puerto Rico4,5701:777120
India4,0521:189,30511,475
Cuba3,2031:3,597468
Philippines2,5441:39,7956,221
Bolivia2,0801:5,104704
Nicaragua8141:7,397620
Cape Verde6961:76183
France5861:113,34916,989
England4101:135,89813,318
Canada3831:96,20310,471
Indonesia3761:351,72730,426
São Tomé and Príncipe3281:541101
Dominican Republic2701:38,6402,109
South Africa2051:264,28126,485
Chile1891:93,2093,564
Switzerland1091:75,3488,812
Panama991:39,5182,105
Australia861:313,90427,145
Germany861:936,11065,790
Italy521:1,176,09074,216
Antigua and Barbuda441:2,254360
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Costa Rica371:129,1911,972
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Scotland261:205,91610,908
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Benin191:543,97934,804
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Senegal171:857,6082,905
Austria161:532,21549,801
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Guatemala141:1,148,7625,372
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
Jersey71:14,1722,872
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Wales61:515,75523,171
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Macau51:120,326534
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Belize21:177,7373,502
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Comoros11:749,524685
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Barrêto (23) & Barretó (2) are calculated separately.

Barreto (235) may also be a first name.

Barreto Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Galician name originating in Portugal.

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

User-submitted Reference

It is a Portuguese surname, a metonymic occupational name for a 'cap maker', from the word barrette, meaning 'cap'. This surname can be found in old Portugal colonies, like Brazil and Macau, it also arrived to India and other parts of the New World.

- javiviaw

Barreto Last Name Facts

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

Barreto (Marathi: बरेटो, Russian: Баррето) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Barrêto or Barretó. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barreto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,136th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 15,507 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Barreto are found; 79 percent are found in South America and 42 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 584,346th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 235 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 196,408 people, or 1 in 1,090. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Bahia, where 20 percent reside, São Paulo, where 18 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 17 percent reside. Other than Brazil Barreto occurs in 117 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 10 percent reside and Colombia, where 9 percent reside.

Barreto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barreto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Barreto surname increased 322,733 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barreto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Barreto surname are 40.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Barreto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 32.86% less than the national average, earning €20,163 per year; in Peru they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,688 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.06% more than the national average, earning R 318,588 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.02% more than the national average, earning $22,707,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.96% less than the national average, earning $40,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning $54,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barrêto9523/
Barretó952/
Barretto9315,554/
Barretos931,380/
Barrieto9322/
Barreito9314/
Barrreto9312/
Barreeto938/
Barroeto936/
Barresto935/
Barretoa932/
Barretoo932/
Batrreto932/
Barretho932/
Barrejto931/
Barrheto931/
Basrreto931/
Barreuto931/
Bareto921,622/
Barrettos8819/
Barrettto884/
Barrietto882/
Bearresto881/
Barreitos881/
Barrestos881/
Baretto862,144/
Barreta861,343/
Berreto86137/
Barrito8688/
Varreto8656/
Baretos8645/
Barroto8633/
Borreto8630/
Baresto8611/
Bareeto868/
Bareito867/
Barieto864/
Baireto863/
Basreto861/
Baretho861/
Bareuto861/
Barretta806,279/
Barroeta804,039/
Barrieta80581/
Bargetto80476/
Baroetto80129/
Berretto80110/
Barrotto8074/
Varretto8035/
Barritos8025/
Barratto8022/
Barretas8022/
Barristo8020/
Barritto8019/
Baurreta8017/
Barritou8015/
Barrêtto809/
Borretto806/
Bairetto804/
Barreuta804/
Baretoot802/
Barretau802/
Barraeta802/
Bareatto801/
Baraetto801/
Bharetto801/
Barzeito801/
Barreita801/
Berretoy800/
Baroto771,307/
Bareta771,176/
Bereto77493/
Barito77436/
Boreto77163/
Vareto7762/
Wareto771/
Barrietta7521/
Barrytoth754/
Barretaux753/
Barretaud752/
Bareththo751/
Borroto716,505/
Baratto714,243/
Baretta713,482/
Barrita713,000/
Varetto712,410/
Boretto711,411/
Borreta711,248/
Barotto711,148/
Baritos71642/
Baretha71639/
Berreta71447/
Barrota71194/
Baritto71151/
Baristo71138/
Bharoto71112/
Boretos7188/
Barioto7183/
Beretto7173/
Baritot7157/
Baretas7153/
Barrata7128/
Baritoa7118/
Barieta7116/
Baresta7113/
Baratho7113/
Bareeta7113/
Berrito7111/
Mpareto7111/
Baritou7110/
Varesto7110/
Baireta7110/
Baraito719/
Borzeto719/
Borgeto718/
Barotoh718/
Barayto717/
Borrato716/
Varieto716/
Baritoh716/
Boretou715/
Boireto714/
Baratoo712/
Borrito711/
Baretah711/
Baretau711/
Baruito711/
Bairoto711/
Beretoi711/
Bhareta711/
Baerato711/
Bahrito711/
Waretho711/
Vaireto711/
Bairito711/
Barzeta711/
Baureta711/
Baratoi711/
Baretat711/
Baritho711/
Baareta711/
Berretta674,732/
Berroeta671,279/
Borgetto67878/
Barrotta67431/
Barratta67291/
Berritto67260/
Borretta67206/
Vargetto67192/
Barritta67136/
Boeretto67116/
Bariotto6791/
Vairetto6750/
Bearisto6750/
Bareteau6745/
Barritas6743/
Varretta6734/
Barrista6719/
Borrotto6712/
Barehtha6710/
Baretaud677/
Berrieta677/
Baryotto676/
Baireeta672/
Bearetta671/
Bareatha671/
Bareetta671/
Bareitta671/
Barettas671/
Bargetta671/
Barietta671/
Bharatho671/
Bharetha671/
Borzetto671/
Vautreto671/
Bouretou671/
Borretaz671/
Berreuta671/
Barzetta671/
Barroëta671/
Barritau671/
Barroita671/
Barittos671/
Varrieta671/
Berratto671/
Bareetha671/
Boreatto671/
Borratto671/

Barreto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barreto in the Marathi language
बरेटोbareto42.42
बरेटेbarete12.12
बॅरेटोbereto9.09
बारेटोbareto9.09
बाररेटोbarareto9.09
बेरेटोbereto6.06
बरेटटोbaretato3.03
बरीटोbarito3.03
बरॉटोbaroto3.03
बँरोटोbamroto3.03
Barreto in the Russian language
Барретоbarreto-

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