Couto Surname

4,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil65,5321:3,267286
Portugal18,2861:57095
Mozambique16,0681:1,697403
Angola6,9021:3,910570
Spain3,8601:12,1121,406
United States3,7651:96,27110,761
Canada1,6061:22,9423,117
Argentina1,2211:35,0072,922
France9671:68,6899,548
Uruguay7881:4,355500
Mexico4881:254,3576,208
Cuba3901:29,5451,540
India1791:4,285,281113,539
Venezuela1571:192,3835,336
South Africa1441:376,23433,811
Switzerland1181:69,6018,338
England1131:493,08031,588
Puerto Rico571:62,2831,270
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Chile341:518,13213,148
Australia321:843,61652,533
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Peru301:1,059,47119,489
Panama271:144,8984,800
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Cape Verde101:52,9641,947
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
São Tomé and Príncipe91:19,7141,083
Ireland81:588,61715,973
Macau81:75,204441
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
China31:455,773,85521,925
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

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.

- mfariacastro

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coutó931/
Coutou91832/
Coutto91325/
Dcouto91177/
Coutot9165/
Coutos9120/
Coutho9116/
Cousto9110/
Chouto9110/
Coutoi912/
Coutoo911/
Coutod911/
Coutoz911/
Coto8933,624/
Cuto89152/
Coustou83489/
Tchouto83326/
Coutoux83114/
Choutou83101/
Coutout8393/
D'Couto8370/
Dcoutho8354/
Coutois8326/
Choutoo833/
Couthou831/
Couttos831/
Couthop830/
Coutohy830/
Cueto8064,028/
Cotto8012,282/
Choto8011,553/
Chuto805,318/
Coito803,522/
Cotoi802,920/
Cotos802,536/
Coeto802,274/
Costo801,754/
Kouto801,206/
Ccoto80875/
Cuito80777/
Couta80576/
Custo80504/
Cauto80255/
Cotot80157/
Cutos80110/
Cotoa80103/
Cioto8094/
Coyto8094/
Cotho8073/
Ciuto8063/
Cotop8057/
Cotoy8047/
Cutto8045/
Cuoto8043/
Cutoi8038/
Cotoz8019/
Czuto8018/
Csoto8017/
Cuyto8014/
Cutop8011/
Cotou809/
Zouto806/
Cutod803/
Cooto802/
Ceuto802/
Cutoo802/
Cudto801/
Cotod801/
Cotoo801/
Cutoj801/
Cutot801/
Cuzto801/
Couetoux77163/
Tchoutou77130/
D'Coutho7760/
Couëtoux779/
Chouthoy775/
Tchoutto772/
Coujitou772/
Tchoutho771/
Tchoutoh771/
Tchoutuo771/
Coustout770/
Koutou738,784/
Chutto732,863/
Chouta731,318/
Chuito731,108/
Coutaz73959/
Chhoto73840/
Chotoo73463/
Custos73408/
Ciotto73406/
Costoy73378/
Chutoo73363/
Chotho73322/
Chooto73286/
Ciotoi73201/
Cottoy73191/
Coutas73175/
Ciutto73170/
Costop73164/
Cuotto73158/
Cuyato73153/
Cajoto73141/
Koueto73137/
Costos73126/
Ccuito73125/
Ccoyto73117/
Cottos73116/
Costoi73100/
Koutos7397/
Chhuto7392/
Coitou7388/
Chotto7387/
Cuetto7382/
Cuitot7379/
Coutat7368/
Coytop7361/
Koutoh7360/
Causto7358/
Tchoto7357/
Coutta7352/
Cojito7350/
Ccoito7349/
Custot7347/
Ciutoi7347/
Cuttoh7336/
Zoutou7335/
Cottot7333/
Chauto7331/
Coutau7322/
Coetto7320/
Cootho7315/
Cajuto7315/
Cousta7313/
Chutho7312/
Cayuto7310/
Cayoto739/
Custod739/
Cuttoy739/
Coitto739/
Chotoi736/
Koutho736/
Tchuto736/
Caueto736/
Ciosto735/
Cautto735/
Koudto735/
Ccueto734/
Cutoha734/
Coueta734/
Chotoy734/
Cuttop732/
Coiato732/
Cuitto732/
Koutoi732/
Cotodd731/
Cotout731/
Custoz731/
Coyato731/
Coztos731/
Coztoy731/
Caioto731/
Coetho731/
Cottoi731/
Khouto731/
Koutto731/
Koutoy731/
Koutoï731/
Zoueto731/
Ciusto731/
Ccuyto731/
Cautos731/
Cuotos731/
Cotoha731/
Costou731/
Coustá731/
Coutha731/
Couëta731/
Coștoi731/
Cootoo731/
Coiteo731/
Tsouto731/
Kcueto731/
Ckauto731/
Qcotho731/
Chuyto731/
Chueto731/
Cheuto731/
Choyto731/
Choeto731/
Choito731/
Dcotho731/
Cuttoo730/
Costto730/
Cootto730/
Cotaut730/
Gcusto730/
Costod730/
Cota6782,127/
Koto6755,188/
Cato6721,184/
Zoto674,989/
Kuto674,729/
Cuta674,280/
Tchouta672,166/
Qoto671,383/
Coutaud671,321/
Chuttoo671,052/
Chhutto67369/
Coustau67187/
Coitoux67155/
Chhotoo67133/
Chuutou67133/
Cahyoto6793/
Coutaut6769/
Coustas6753/
Cheutou6752/
Kouetto6736/
Chhotoi6732/
Kouttou6731/
Zuto6727/
Choutha6722/
Tchuito6718/
Chootoo6717/
Choutta6715/
Coutaux6714/
Couttas6714/
Ćuto6713/
Choytoo6712/
Tcheuto6712/
Coitout677/
Chiyoto675/
Kouetou675/
Cohutta674/
Choitho674/
Gkoutos674/
D'Cotho673/
Cuoyoto673/
Cotó673/
Costoux673/
Koutoup673/
Ciotosz672/
Côto672/
Tchotto672/
Koutouh672/
Kouyato672/
Kouiato672/
Çuto672/
Cheutho672/
Cauthoy671/
Chhutoi671/
Chhutoo671/
Chautoo671/
D'Costo671/
D'Couta671/
Dcoutha671/
Choutah671/
Cotosch671/
Cáto671/
Chottoo671/
Khoutou671/
Koudtou671/
Kouieto671/
Kouttos671/
Koutoha671/
Zouttou671/
Tchotoi671/
Tcoutta671/
Tchauto671/
Tsoutou671/
Dchouta671/
D'Cueto671/
Chottho671/
Ciutosz671/
Chautou671/
Cautoux671/
Chhotto671/
Chotooh671/
Kouchto671/
Chuitoi671/
Cathout670/

Couto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Couto in the Marathi language
कुटोkuto50
कुतोkuto33.33
कूटोkuto16.67

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