Cleto Surname

56,202nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Cleto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cleto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico3,8621:32,1402,009
Philippines1,7041:59,4129,995
Brazil1,1571:185,0257,156
Dominican Republic7471:13,9661,043
Portugal5571:18,7041,333
United States3801:953,83971,121
Colombia1811:263,9455,487
France1031:644,88183,663
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
Canada371:995,82774,831
Angola361:749,7002,649
Peru301:1,059,47119,489
Paraguay291:249,5434,299
Guyana221:34,6463,602
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Benin131:795,04642,452
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
England71:7,959,723202,100
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Namibia41:602,35012,421
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Cléto (4) are calculated separately.

Cleto (21,376) may also be a first name.

Cleto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cleto (Arabic: كليتو, Marathi: लॅटो) is held by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Cléto. For other potential spellings of Cleto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 56,202nd most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 807,395 people. Cleto occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Cleto reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Cleto is also the 35,980th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 21,376 people.

Cleto is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is held by 3,862 people, or 1 in 32,140. In Mexico Cleto is mostly found in: México, where 28 percent live, San Luis Potosí, where 10 percent live and Guanajuato, where 10 percent live. Barring Mexico it exists in 47 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 19 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.

Cleto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cleto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cleto surname grew 38,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cleto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cleto surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Cleto earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 56.54% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,424 per year; in Colombia they earn 29.47% less than the national average, earning $16,011,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.41% less than the national average, earning $36,501 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.51% less than the national average, earning $38,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cléto934/
Cleito919/
Cletos916/
Cletto914/
Clesto912/
Clieto912/
Cleuto911/
Cletot911/
Clleto911/
Clto892/
Celleto832/
Cleitot831/
Cleitos831/
Cleisto831/
Cletous831/
Clito8092/
Kleto8078/
Cleta8063/
Celto8031/
Cilto8019/
Sleto804/
Celletto771/
Clethous771/
Sletto73263/
Clayto7330/
Scelto7329/
Cletta7316/
Clisto733/
Cleeta732/
Cletas731/
Clytos731/
Clitos731/
Claito731/
Kletou731/
Clitou731/
Clizto731/
Kleyto731/
Kletho731/
Cleyta730/
Clesta730/
Gkletos6777/
Gkletou6771/
Kleitou6737/
Cleetas6736/
Silleto677/
Zlto674/
Slto673/
Coeltho673/
Gelleto672/
Cillito672/
Claytos672/
Caileta672/
Chealto672/
Kelleto671/
Cellito671/
Cleetha671/
Cleitas671/
Chlisto671/
Claytoh671/
Clettaz671/
Cletaus671/
Cleasta670/
Coiltoi670/

Cleto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cleto in the Marathi language
लॅटोleto50
लॅतेlete50
Cleto in the Arabic language
كليتوklytw-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cleto
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