Gatto Surname

15,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Gatto Surname Definition:

(Italian) Dweller at the sign of the cat; one thought to possess some of the qualities of a cat.

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Gatto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy20,3111:3,011249
United States5,8951:61,4867,209
Brazil3,3441:64,0172,381
Argentina1,9591:21,8191,820
France1,6791:39,5614,934
Canada7941:46,4055,694
Japan3581:357,10712,125
Uruguay3411:10,0641,131
Australia3311:81,5589,472
Germany2161:372,71035,308
Switzerland2141:38,3785,519
Ivory Coast1301:177,4717,910
England1001:557,18134,216
Spain951:492,12724,892
Belgium861:133,68219,279
Venezuela861:351,2107,613
Philippines681:1,488,797104,347
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Chile351:503,32812,866
Austria311:274,69131,731
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
India51:153,413,076951,030
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
San Marino11:33,214932
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

The alternate forms: Gattó (6) are calculated separately.

Gatto (1,059) may also be a first name.

Gatto Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Dweller at the sign of the cat; one thought to possess some of the qualities of a cat.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Gatto means cat.

- amcasiello794

Gatto Last Name Facts

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

Gatto (Hindi: गट्टो, Russian: Гатто) is found most frequently in Italy. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Gattó. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gatto.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,338th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 200,554 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Gatto reside; 56 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 56 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 245,945th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 1,059 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Italy, where it is held by 20,311 people, or 1 in 3,011. In Italy Gatto is most frequent in: Veneto, where 22 percent are found, Calabria, where 14 percent are found and Sicily, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Italy this surname is found in 81 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

Gatto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gatto has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 13,709 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 10,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gatto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gatto surname are 0.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gatto earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 3.94% more than the national average, earning €31,212 per year; in United States they earn 14.07% more than the national average, earning $49,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.37% more than the national average, earning $55,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gattó936/
Gattoo91176/
Gautto9180/
Gaetto9156/
Gaitto9152/
Ghatto9149/
Gattos9132/
Gattot9114/
Gattou917/
Ngatto915/
Gattoi912/
Gattto912/
Gastto911/
Gattoh911/
Gattoz911/
Atto8925,838/
Gato8918,959/
Gattous837/
N'Gatto835/
Ghattoh832/
Ngattou832/
Ghattos831/
Gatthoi831/
Gattouh831/
Gattout831/
Gattott830/
Gauto8025,828/
Gatta8017,379/
Attou8016,023/
Attoh8013,536/
Gasto804,400/
Hatto804,181/
Gaito802,047/
Getto801,769/
Gotto801,762/
Gatot801,569/
Gatos801,139/
Gatou80475/
Gaeto80356/
Attos80277/
Ghato80266/
Gayto80162/
Autto80150/
Gatho8091/
Attoo8078/
Gatoo8064/
Gatat8047/
Gaïto8044/
Attoa8032/
Attoi8031/
Attho8029/
Gatod8025/
Gatoi8020/
Gatoh8014/
Gaato808/
Gatoy806/
Aitto806/
Attot804/
Aatto804/
Attto803/
Aytto803/
Gatoa803/
Gatgo802/
Attoy802/
Gatuo802/
Kgato802/
Gatop801/
Gahto801/
Gôtto801/
Gaîto801/
Gatôt801/
Attod801/
Attoz801/
Attoï801/
Attop800/
Ghattout7797/
Gattuoch779/
Gattouch778/
Gaththod777/
Ghattouh775/
Gatthuoy771/
Ghattous771/
Gaggitto771/
Ato7524,368/
Gaitho733,350/
Hattou732,590/
Attout732,052/
Gattas731,567/
Ngotto731,210/
Gastou73986/
Hattoh73775/
Ngatho73583/
Gathuo73569/
Gatoux73567/
Gaytos73501/
Gottoh73431/
Attoch73342/
Gattaz73305/
Ngatta73284/
Attoud73206/
Ghatta73201/
Gaitos73152/
Gathoo73138/
Ghatod73135/
Gathot73124/
Gautho73121/
Ngatou73120/
Gautos7397/
Ghatat7389/
Gaitou7383/
Atthos7381/
Goutto7362/
Gaetta7355/
Ngaito7355/
Gattás7341/
Hattoy7340/
Hattop7336/
Gausto7334/
Gaetho7333/
Gautot7330/
Gattad7329/
Gattaa7328/
Nkgato7327/
Gottot7323/
Haitto7323/
Nggato7319/
Gattau7319/
Gattah7316/
Hattho7314/
Gathod7312/
Gatots7311/
Attouh7310/
Gottos739/
Gettoi738/
Attouz738/
Gattat738/
Hattoň738/
Auttho738/
Gastos737/
Gashto736/
Gathat736/
Gautat736/
Gatous736/
Gatats736/
Attous736/
Ghasto735/
Gastod735/
Gottou735/
Ghatoa734/
Aittou734/
Gathou734/
Gaitta734/
Aattou734/
Attosh734/
Ghatoi733/
Gatoth733/
Goitto733/
Gastat733/
Hattoi732/
Gathos732/
Gautoo732/
Gastho732/
Gaïtou732/
Hattoo732/
Ghatou732/
Gettoo731/
Gaytoo731/
Gaytou731/
Gathop731/
Gathoz731/
Gattha731/
Gautod731/
Gahtod731/
Ghatoh731/
Ghatot731/
Ngaato731/
Gaïtoh731/
Gautta731/
Gastoi731/
Gaszto731/
Gatuoh731/
Gueato731/
Ggotto731/
Ghotto731/
Gahato731/
D'Atto731/
Ngatuo731/
Nghato731/
Kgatoi731/
Ghatos731/
Gatout731/
Gattta731/
Gattaï731/
Gathoa731/
Gastta731/
Ghaito731/
Ghauto731/
Heatto730/
Gatthuoth711/
Goto67415,346/
Atta67227,479/
Otto67167,063/
Atoo6720,503/
Ghattas6718,835/
Gata6714,648/
Asto6714,085/
N'Gatta677,605/
Hato677,502/
Atat673,864/
Geto672,496/
Atos672,468/
Atoh672,435/
Atoy671,523/
Atho671,223/
Atou671,127/
Attouch671,005/
Aito67992/
Atoa67800/
Atot67695/
Atoi67681/
Auto67650/
Adto67583/
Atop67521/
Ghattad67513/
Atuo67475/
Ghatous67375/
Ngathou67277/
Gatault67257/
Ayto67252/
Gastaut67239/
Gastout67225/
Ahto67210/
Aato67208/
Gachtou67132/
Gattass67119/
Gastoud67106/
Atoz6794/
Nkgatho6767/
Gattaut6764/
Vagnato6753/
Ghattah6721/
Atoï6719/
Gouttou6718/
Ghataat6716/
Gatooie6713/
Atod6711/
Hattouz6711/
Gahatot6710/
Gattaux679/
Gasztos679/
Gataova678/
Ngottou678/
Gaithou677/
Gaththa676/
Ngathoi676/
Ghattat676/
Gaythos674/
Gaithoi674/
Wangato674/
Azto673/
Gahttas673/
Hattout673/
Gaistot673/
Ngottoh673/
Gahatop672/
Ngaitta672/
Gastous672/
Gató672/
Ghautta672/
Ghaitoh672/
N'Gotto672/
Gauthot672/
Ajto672/
Gahttad671/
Ghattaa671/
Gottost671/
Attoutt671/
Ghatout671/
Atoj671/
Hattoos671/
Ncgatta671/
Ngoutto671/
Ngautou671/
Ngadtou671/
Ngaitoo671/
Gattaud671/
Gathoup671/
Gathoys671/
Gahatou671/
Gaiïtou671/
Attoosh671/
Gattash671/
Gaithoh671/
Ghettoh671/
Ngaitho671/
Gatouch671/
Aittout671/
Atgo671/
Ghettoo671/
Ghuitto671/
Gasthos670/
Gauthop670/

Gatto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gatto in the Hindi language
गट्टोgatto55.67
गत्तोgatto30.93
गटटोgatato13.4
Gatto in the Russian language
Гаттоgatto-

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