Gatto Surname
Approximately 36,337 people bear this surname
Gatto Surname Definition:
(Italian) Dweller at the sign of the cat; one thought to possess some of the qualities of a cat.
Read More About This SurnameGatto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 20,311 | 1:3,011 | 249 |
| United States | 5,895 | 1:61,486 | 7,209 |
| Brazil | 3,344 | 1:64,017 | 2,381 |
| Argentina | 1,959 | 1:21,819 | 1,820 |
| France | 1,679 | 1:39,561 | 4,934 |
| Canada | 794 | 1:46,405 | 5,694 |
| Japan | 358 | 1:357,107 | 12,125 |
| Uruguay | 341 | 1:10,064 | 1,131 |
| Australia | 331 | 1:81,558 | 9,472 |
| Germany | 216 | 1:372,710 | 35,308 |
| Switzerland | 214 | 1:38,378 | 5,519 |
| Ivory Coast | 130 | 1:177,471 | 7,910 |
| England | 100 | 1:557,181 | 34,216 |
| Spain | 95 | 1:492,127 | 24,892 |
| Belgium | 86 | 1:133,682 | 19,279 |
| Venezuela | 86 | 1:351,210 | 7,613 |
| Philippines | 68 | 1:1,488,797 | 104,347 |
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| Chile | 35 | 1:503,328 | 12,866 |
| Austria | 31 | 1:274,691 | 31,731 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43 | 1:1,167,876 | 66,381 |
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.
User-submitted Reference
Gatto means cat.
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Average Gatto Salary in
United States
$49,222 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Gatto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gatto in the Hindi language | ||
| गट्टो | gatto | 55.67 |
| गत्तो | gatto | 30.93 |
| गटटो | gatato | 13.4 |
| Gatto in the Russian language | ||
| Гатто | gatto | - |
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