Lacto Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Liberia

Lacto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lacto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania951:557,28035,395
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lacto (51) may also be a first name.

Lacto Last Name Facts

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

Lacto is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lacto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,612,213th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Lacto are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 51 people.

The surname Lacto is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 557,280. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kagera Region, where 99 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 13 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lactod9133/
Lactoy915/
Lachto912/
Lactou912/
Lactos911/
Llacto911/
Lactot911/
Llaccto831/
Lacktou831/
Lagto80353/
Lacta8026/
Lakto804/
Lazto802/
Locto801/
Llacta731,249/
Lajtoš7327/
Lacteu739/
Lagtoy739/
Lackta735/
Lagtos734/
Laktoš734/
Laccta733/
Laktos732/
Lakhto732/
Lagtot731/
Laktho731/
Liacta731/
Lactat731/
Lactah731/
Loctho731/
Llaccta67433/
Llactas67326/
Lajtoss6718/
Lajtoch6717/
Laktosh679/
Lacktat671/
Lacctas671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lacto
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