Couto Surname
Approximately 121,117 people bear this surname
Couto Surname User-submission:
A Portuguese name. Couto is an ancient word for a type of feudal division, typically used for hunting.
Couto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 65,532 | 1:3,267 | 286 |
| Portugal | 18,286 | 1:570 | 95 |
| Mozambique | 16,068 | 1:1,697 | 403 |
| Angola | 6,902 | 1:3,910 | 570 |
| Spain | 3,860 | 1:12,112 | 1,406 |
| United States | 3,765 | 1:96,271 | 10,761 |
| Canada | 1,606 | 1:22,942 | 3,117 |
| Argentina | 1,221 | 1:35,007 | 2,922 |
| France | 967 | 1:68,689 | 9,548 |
| Uruguay | 788 | 1:4,355 | 500 |
| Mexico | 488 | 1:254,357 | 6,208 |
| Cuba | 390 | 1:29,545 | 1,540 |
| India | 179 | 1:4,285,281 | 113,539 |
| Venezuela | 157 | 1:192,383 | 5,336 |
| South Africa | 144 | 1:376,234 | 33,811 |
| Switzerland | 118 | 1:69,601 | 8,338 |
| England | 113 | 1:493,080 | 31,588 |
| Puerto Rico | 57 | 1:62,283 | 1,270 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| Chile | 34 | 1:518,132 | 13,148 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Peru | 30 | 1:1,059,471 | 19,489 |
| Panama | 27 | 1:144,898 | 4,800 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Ecuador | 20 | 1:795,292 | 13,165 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 1:657,886 | 7,708 |
| Cape Verde | 10 | 1:52,964 | 1,947 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 9 | 1:19,714 | 1,083 |
| Ireland | 8 | 1:588,617 | 15,973 |
| Macau | 8 | 1:75,204 | 441 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Coutó (1) are calculated separately.
Couto (184) may also be a first name.
Couto Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Portuguese name. Couto is an ancient word for a type of feudal division, typically used for hunting.
- mfariacastroCouto Demographics
Average Male Couto Height
173.89 cm
Average Female Couto Height
161.36 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Couto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Couto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Couto (Marathi: कुटो) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Coutó. For other potential spellings of Couto click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Couto? popularity and diffusion
Couto is the 4,654th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 60,169 people. Couto occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Couto are found; 56 percent are found in South America and 54 percent are found in Luso-South America. Couto is also the 671,014th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 184 people.
The last name Couto is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 65,532 people, or 1 in 3,267. In Brazil Couto is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 20 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 19 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil Couto exists in 77 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 15 percent live and Mozambique, where 13 percent live.
Couto Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Couto surname are 43.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.34% registered with the political party.
The amount Couto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 70.7% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,091 per year; in South Africa they earn 128.6% more than the national average, earning R 543,252 per year; in United States they earn 10.45% more than the national average, earning $47,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.32% more than the national average, earning $52,328 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Couto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Couto in the Marathi language | ||
| कुटो | kuto | 50 |
| कुतो | kuto | 33.33 |
| कूटो | kuto | 16.67 |
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