Lato Surname
Approximately 10,404 people bear this surname
Lato Surname User-submission:
Lato is a Cebuano surname, which comes from the Cebuano word for the seaweed Caulerpa lentillifera.
Lato Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 4,400 | 1:23,009 | 3,012 |
| Poland | 1,253 | 1:30,334 | 4,629 |
| United States | 896 | 1:404,530 | 35,314 |
| Indonesia | 535 | 1:247,195 | 22,618 |
| Italy | 512 | 1:119,447 | 19,681 |
| Albania | 370 | 1:7,876 | 1,506 |
| India | 281 | 1:2,729,770 | 84,601 |
| Nigeria | 269 | 1:658,523 | 30,783 |
| Kenya | 257 | 1:179,688 | 13,510 |
| Uganda | 208 | 1:187,689 | 15,405 |
| Papua New Guinea | 205 | 1:39,774 | 4,819 |
| Thailand | 167 | 1:422,984 | 74,095 |
| Canada | 158 | 1:233,200 | 22,307 |
| Argentina | 120 | 1:356,195 | 27,792 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Greece | 73 | 1:151,778 | 24,972 |
| Ivory Coast | 54 | 1:427,245 | 14,306 |
| Pakistan | 46 | 1:3,883,563 | 28,150 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| Malaysia | 35 | 1:842,692 | 38,700 |
| Turkey | 33 | 1:2,358,225 | 75,877 |
| Afghanistan | 32 | 1:1,004,787 | 9,548 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Lesotho | 23 | 1:88,372 | 10,414 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Serbia | 22 | 1:324,770 | 15,940 |
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| Uruguay | 19 | 1:180,619 | 14,948 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
The alternate forms: Lató (11) & Látó (86) are calculated separately.
Lato (5,077) may also be a first name.
Lato Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Lato is a Cebuano surname, which comes from the Cebuano word for the seaweed Caulerpa lentillifera.
- pacocortesdecebuLato Demographics
Average Male Lato Height
177.22 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lato Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lato Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lato (Georgian: ლატო, Hindi: लाटो, Marathi: लाटो, Oriya: ଲାେଟା, Russian: Лато) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Lató or Látó. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lato? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 49,444th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 700,456 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Lato reside; 49 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 42 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Lato is also the 95,313th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 5,077 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 4,400 people, or 1 in 23,009. In The Philippines Lato is mostly found in: Central Visayas, where 40 percent are found, Northern Mindanao, where 10 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines it occurs in 71 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Lato Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lato has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lato surname expanded 4,978 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lato Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Lato surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Lato last name are 6.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.72% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lato earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 9.84% more than the national average, earning €32,985 per year; in South Africa they earn 92.89% less than the national average, earning R 16,896 per year; in United States they earn 6.94% more than the national average, earning $46,142 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.53% more than the national average, earning $52,431 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lato Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lato in the Georgian language | ||
| ლატო | lato | - |
| Lato in the Marathi language | ||
| लाटो | lato | 79.17 |
| लातो | lato | 12.5 |
| लतो | lato | 4.17 |
| लटो | lato | 4.17 |
| Lato in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାେଟା | laeta | 60 |
| ଲାେତା | laeta | 40 |
| Lato in the Hindi language | ||
| लाटो | lato | 55.26 |
| लतो | lato | 23.68 |
| लातो | lato | 10.53 |
| लटो | lato | 7.89 |
| लता | lata | 2.63 |
| Lato in the Russian language | ||
| Лато | lato | - |
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