Ito Surname

406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,267,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Ito Surname User-submission:

Ito is a Japanese surname. The first kanji character, 伊, is used to denote Italy, but it means 'this' or 'that one'. Coupled with the aforementioned kanji for 'wisteria', 藤, we might again suggest that the name suggests links to the Fujiwara clan, however tenuous.

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Ito Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,240,1791:1036
Brazil7,1891:29,7781,267
United States6,0601:59,8127,050
Peru2,4451:13,0001,729
Thailand1,8841:37,4944,004
Indonesia1,8561:71,2557,678
Philippines1,7991:56,2759,429
Singapore7151:7,703448
Canada5991:61,5127,204
Hong Kong5621:13,052361
India5291:1,450,02955,119
Nigeria5071:349,39418,879
Papua New Guinea2601:31,3603,614
Mexico2411:515,0469,128
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Australia2221:121,60213,381
France2071:320,88348,728
United Arab Emirates1641:55,8685,445
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Ivory Coast1381:167,1837,590
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
England1221:456,70530,074
Germany1121:718,79954,527
Spain1101:425,01922,707
Argentina1061:403,24030,872
Paraguay1041:69,5841,820
Malaysia721:409,64221,284
China571:23,988,0981,316
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Niger431:446,32612,119
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Northern Mariana Islands391:1,399186
Italy341:1,798,72686,050
Benin311:333,40726,304
Taiwan291:808,4405,718
Qatar281:84,2149,043
American Samoa221:2,534546
Guam211:7,6251,143
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Vietnam151:6,176,4042,493
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Laos91:732,036508
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Norway71:734,61250,907
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Palau41:5,411112
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Swaziland41:324,550996
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Itô (10), Itó (2) & Îto (1) are calculated separately.

Ito (12,853) may also be a first name.

Ito Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ito is a Japanese surname. The first kanji character, 伊, is used to denote Italy, but it means 'this' or 'that one'. Coupled with the aforementioned kanji for 'wisteria', 藤, we might again suggest that the name suggests links to the Fujiwara clan, however tenuous.

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Ito Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ito (Georgian: იტო, Hindi: आईटीओ, Marathi: इटो) occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Itô, Itó or Îto. For other possible spellings of Ito click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ito? popularity and diffusion

It is the 406th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,749 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ito reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 51,687th most frequent first name on earth, held by 12,853 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 1,240,179 people, or 1 in 103. In Japan Ito is most prevalent in: Aichi Prefecture, where 14 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Excluding Japan Ito exists in 106 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Ito Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ito has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 6,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ito Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ito surname are 15.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.04% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ito earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 71.76% less than the national average, earning €8,479 per year; in Peru they earn 11.54% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,622 per year; in South Africa they earn 63.77% less than the national average, earning R 86,088 per year; in United States they earn 20.16% more than the national average, earning $51,848 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.33% more than the national average, earning $53,821 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Itô8910/
Itó892/
Îto891/
Itoi8613,096/
Itoo866,266/
Itoh864,230/
Eito863,394/
Gito862,868/
Hito862,009/
Jito861,349/
Itou861,039/
Aito86992/
Itto86338/
Oito86326/
Yito86288/
Isto86245/
Itot86190/
Itho86174/
Itop8689/
Uito8683/
Itoy8681/
Ioto8677/
Ieto8659/
Itoa8646/
Itos8624/
Ituo8623/
Itod8612/
Ihto867/
Ijto867/
Itoz861/
Idto861/
Itgo861/
Itoj861/
Izto861/
Gitto753,714/
Gaito752,047/
Ittoo751,430/
Aitou751,176/
Uitto75927/
Haito75898/
Hitos75648/
Itoiz75611/
Ietto75413/
Huito75336/
Itoop75204/
Ithoi75161/
Histo75127/
Hitto75125/
Yitho75125/
Goito75113/
Jitoo7597/
Heito7584/
Ittou7584/
Aitot7580/
Ithoo7577/
Hitop7567/
Githo7565/
Hieto7559/
Hitou7557/
Jitto7546/
Istop7538/
Aitod7534/
Jitoi7529/
Eisto7529/
Jitoh7526/
Jitos7521/
Jitho7519/
Hoito7516/
Gitoo7515/
Yituo7513/
Uitos7512/
Jisto7512/
Oitto7510/
Gitoy7510/
Ittot7510/
Oitoi7510/
Ittoh759/
Hitoa759/
Jitou758/
Yitou758/
Aitoo756/
Aitto756/
Gitoi756/
Jidto755/
Ithou755/
Ithop754/
Jitot754/
Aitho754/
Jieto754/
Oitho754/
Aitos754/
Itoot754/
Eitop754/
Istos753/
Aisto753/
Aitop753/
Itoit753/
Istoy753/
Uitoo752/
Jitod752/
Eitto752/
Aiteo752/
Ituot752/
Ituoa752/
Gituo752/
Hitoi752/
Jituo752/
Ihtou752/
Gitou752/
Yitto752/
Ittop752/
Hitoh752/
Hitot752/
Ithod751/
Aaito751/
Aitoa751/
Itois751/
Istoç751/
Itooh751/
Itouh751/
Itous751/
Ittos751/
Hitho751/
Jitoa751/
Gidto751/
Eitot751/
Itout751/
Oitoh751/
Eitho751/
Uisto751/
Aitoi751/
Jitgo751/
Ihtho751/
Ihtot751/
Hitoo751/
Eto6760,187/
Ita6739,836/
Uto6714,168/
Gaitho673,350/
Yto671,047/
Ittoop67456/
Jittou67342/
Jithoo67217/
Haitot67209/
Githuo67197/
Aitous67107/
Heitto6791/
Gaitou6783/
Haitou6772/
Hittos6761/
Gaitto6752/
Hitohe6744/
Hittoo6744/
Hietto6736/
Haitto6723/
Jittoo6713/
Haitos6711/
Hitosh6710/
Jto679/
Aitout676/
Heisto676/
Haitop674/
Itouch674/
Hitous674/
Aittou674/
Aithou674/
Ithoud674/
Goitto673/
Gittoi673/
Hoitoi673/
Hitout672/
Hittou672/
Jithod671/
Jitoth671/
Ittoos671/
Ittoup671/
Histop671/
Eggito671/
Haitoo671/
Aithod671/
Aitoch671/
Ichtou671/
Hoitoa671/
Histos671/
Goitou671/
Githoi671/
Haitoy671/
Ahieto671/
Ahaito671/
Aaisto671/
Eitott671/
Uittoh671/
Aithoa671/
Jittot671/
Hittot670/

Ito Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ito in the Georgian language
იტოito-
Ito in the Marathi language
इटोito50
ईंटोinto50
Ito in the Hindi language
आईटीओa'iti'o40
इटोito20
ईतोito20
ईटोito20

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