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 occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lacto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,612,213th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Lacto reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Lacto is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 51 people.

The last name Lacto is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 557,280. In Tanzania Lacto is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 99 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found 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
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  • 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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