Where Does The Last Name Kato Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kato (Arabic: كتو, Georgian: კატო, Hindi: कतो, Marathi: कटो, Oriya: କାତ, Russian: Като, Tibetan: ཀ་ཏོ་) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kató, Katô or Kátó. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kato? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Kato is the 503^rd most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,851 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Kato reside; 88 percent reside in East Asia and 88 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Kato is also the 45,611^th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 15,374 people.

Kato is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 936,216 people, or 1 in 137. In Japan it is most frequent in: Aichi Prefecture, where 20 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan it occurs in 139 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Kato Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kato has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 12,107 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,529 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kato Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kato last name is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia, Christian (93%) in Kenya and Melkite Greek Catholic (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Kato surname are 11.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.46% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kato earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 35.96% less than the national average, earning €19,232 per year; in Peru they earn 259.35% more than the national average, earning S/. 69,660 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.77% less than the national average, earning R 109,860 per year; in United States they earn 6.72% more than the national average, earning $46,048 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.7% more than the national average, earning $51,521 CAD per year.