Fato Surname

37,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Fato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan6,0741:29,4111,472
Ethiopia5,6341:17,3142,331
Ivory Coast8401:27,4661,913
Italy4311:141,89522,480
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
Argentina1331:321,37925,478
Zimbabwe1121:137,84117,955
Australia981:275,46624,785
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
India561:13,697,596234,369
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Canada391:944,75971,777
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Benin301:344,52026,827
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
England121:4,643,172139,951
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Swaziland41:324,550996
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Djibouti41:228,733966
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

The alternate forms: Fató (1) are calculated separately.

Fato (6,439) may also be a first name.

Fato Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fato (Arabic: فاتو, Bengali: ফটো, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﺕ, Hindi: फातो, Russian: Фато) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Fató. For other potential spellings of Fato click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fato? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fato is the 37,458th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 518,428 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Fato are found; 44 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 81,895th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 6,439 people.

It is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 6,074 people, or 1 in 29,411. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 99 percent reside, Sindh, where 1 percent reside and Balochistan, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this last name is found in 55 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 40 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent reside.

Fato Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fato are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Fato earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 69.62% less than the national average, earning €9,122 per year; in United States they earn 18.41% more than the national average, earning $51,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.62% less than the national average, earning $47,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fató921/
Fatou894,322/
Fatoh892,274/
Fatto89755/
Fatho89185/
Fajto89182/
Fasto89157/
Faito89153/
Fatot8999/
Fatoa8966/
Fauto8938/
Fatos8935/
Fatoo8929/
Fayto8912/
Fatoi8911/
Fatuo895/
Fatoy892/
Fadto892/
Fatod892/
Fatoz892/
Fatoï891/
Fatoľ891/
Faato891/
Fatoj891/
Fausto8019,463/
Fatouh805,079/
Fattoh80997/
Fatoux80825/
Fatout80343/
Fatohe80324/
Feauto80143/
Faatoa8083/
Faitot8074/
Fattoi8058/
Faitos8048/
Fattou8040/
Fattoo8035/
Fatous8023/
Faitou8021/
Fatohh808/
Faitoa807/
Fashto805/
Fathou804/
Fattho802/
Fatuoh802/
Fathoh802/
Faihto801/
Fatoot801/
Fautho801/
Fautou801/
Faytot801/
Fathod801/
Fatohy801/
Fatood801/
Fatoos801/
Fattot801/
Fastos801/
Faatou801/
Fhatou801/
Fautos801/
Fatooz801/
Fata7526,210/
Foto759,209/
Fatá754/
Fattouh7317,420/
Faitout73392/
Faustos73214/
Fattous73163/
Fattout73153/
Fautous7392/
Faytout7337/
Fatoush7318/
Fatouch7313/
Fathoud7310/
Fattoch7310/
Fattohy736/
Faistos735/
Faustto733/
Fautoux732/
Fattooh732/
Faudtto731/
Fahtout731/
Fathohe731/
Fatoodt731/
Faaitoa731/
Faatooh731/
Fatah6784,062/
Fatta674,528/
Feito674,209/
Fatha673,198/
Faita671,702/
Fotoh671,417/
Fotou671,298/
Fotos67697/
Fajta67630/
Fouto67520/
Fattoush67464/
Fauthoux67399/
Fotto67330/
Fatas67306/
Fatat67210/
Fauthous67132/
Fasta67125/
Foito67104/
Fotho6796/
Fótos6794/
Fatau6790/
Fataz6789/
Fattouch6776/
Feuto6773/
Fatahova6767/
Fuoto6756/
Fatľa6756/
Fauta6755/
Fataï6747/
Vatho6744/
Vatto6741/
Fayta6738/
Fotoi6738/
Fatap6730/
Feyto6729/
Fataa6724/
Vahto6724/
Fosto6723/
Vauto6723/
Footo6722/
Fatás6718/
Fataš6714/
Fhoto6712/
Fahta6711/
Fotot6710/
Foyto679/
Vaito679/
Hfata677/
Fotoo676/
Fhata676/
Vatoo676/
Vajto675/
Faata675/
Fotoy675/
Fatad674/
Fatáš674/
Vayto673/
Fojto673/
Pfoto673/
Feata673/
Fateu673/
Fotoś672/
Faíta671/
Faïta671/
Fahaytou671/
Fathoush671/
Fathouth671/
Fatoľová671/
Fattouth671/
Fatahowa671/
Fotgo671/
Fotoa671/
Fotod671/
Fotuo671/
Faattouh671/
Fa'ato'a671/
Faishtoo671/
Vadto671/
Faitouts670/

Fato Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fato in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﺕfat-
Fato in the Bengali language
ফটোphato98.04
ফতোphato1.96
Fato in the Hindi language
फातोphato90.78
फतोphato4.96
फाटोphato3.78
फटोphato0.47
Fato in the Russian language
Фатоfato-
Fato in the Arabic language
فاتوfatw-

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