Lato Surname

49,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Albania

Lato Surname User-submission:

Lato is a Cebuano surname, which comes from the Cebuano word for the seaweed Caulerpa lentillifera.

Lato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4,4001:23,0093,012
Poland1,2531:30,3344,629
United States8961:404,53035,314
Indonesia5351:247,19522,618
Italy5121:119,44719,681
Albania3701:7,8761,506
India2811:2,729,77084,601
Nigeria2691:658,52330,783
Kenya2571:179,68813,510
Uganda2081:187,68915,405
Papua New Guinea2051:39,7744,819
Thailand1671:422,98474,095
Canada1581:233,20022,307
Argentina1201:356,19527,792
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Greece731:151,77824,972
Ivory Coast541:427,24514,306
Pakistan461:3,883,56328,150
England451:1,238,17956,985
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Turkey331:2,358,22575,877
Afghanistan321:1,004,7879,548
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Lesotho231:88,37210,414
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Serbia221:324,77015,940
Niger201:959,60121,357
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
France101:6,642,272293,169
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Finland71:785,24338,644
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Norway71:734,61250,907
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

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.

- pacocortesdecebu

Lato Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lato (Georgian: ლატო, Hindi: लाटो, Marathi: लाटो, Oriya: ଲାେଟା, Russian: Лато) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Lató or Látó. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lato? popularity and diffusion

Lato is the 49,444th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 700,456 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Lato live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 42 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 95,313th most frequent first name globally It is held by 5,077 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 4,400 people, or 1 in 23,009. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Central Visayas, where 40 percent reside, Northern Mindanao, where 10 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines Lato exists in 71 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Lato Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lato has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,978 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lato Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lato surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Lato surname are 6.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.72% registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lató9211/
Latos893,566/
Latto891,746/
Latoo89892/
Lauto89585/
Latoy89491/
Laito89387/
Layto89292/
Lyato89270/
Latoś89185/
Lasto89170/
Latuo89124/
Latou89104/
Latho89103/
Latoz8967/
Laato8949/
Latoh8943/
Latoš8937/
Latot8936/
Llato8936/
Latoi8932/
Latoa8929/
Latop8916/
Latoň895/
Lahto894/
Hlato892/
Lazto892/
Ladto892/
Latoj892/
Latgo892/
Látó8386/
Latoch80519/
Liatos80400/
Latosh80360/
Liatou80194/
Lattoh80150/
Lattoo80131/
Laitho80130/
Llaito8078/
Lautoa8072/
Lattos8069/
Lashto8067/
Lattot8066/
Latosz8063/
Latoud8060/
Leatou8052/
Liatto8049/
Laytos8044/
Latooy8037/
Hlatho8028/
Lajtoš8027/
Laytou8026/
Lathos8019/
Lattoz8018/
Lattou8017/
Latoip8015/
Lausto8015/
Lyatos8014/
Hlatou8012/
Lastos809/
Laytho809/
Laitos808/
Lautos808/
Lahato807/
Laisto807/
Laitot807/
Latous806/
Laitto806/
Lathod805/
Lathop805/
Latout805/
Lhatoo804/
Lautoo804/
Latohe804/
Lathou804/
Laitou804/
Leatoa802/
Lautou802/
Lachto802/
Lautuo802/
Llatoy802/
Lahtoo801/
Laitoa801/
Laitoo801/
Leatho801/
Leatoo801/
Leatto801/
Laytoa801/
Lathoy801/
Leatuo801/
Latouz801/
Llasto801/
Llatos801/
Llayto801/
Lyatou801/
Latocz801/
Latoiz801/
Latuot801/
Laasto801/
Lhayto801/
Laiteo801/
Lyatto801/
Latouh801/
Liatho801/
Lathoh801/
Lathoo801/
Lata75339,705/
Loto7512,149/
Lathoud73280/
Liatout7377/
Latooij7350/
Gliatto7347/
Lautout7331/
Latouch7329/
Lattoch7327/
Lajtoss7318/
Lajtoch7317/
Latosch739/
Liatoud739/
Latoush738/
Liaatou737/
H'Latou736/
Laitoch735/
Lyatout732/
Llastos732/
Latoosh731/
Laustos731/
Lashtoo731/
Lathodh731/
Lathouh731/
Lathtop731/
Laittou731/
Lahatos731/
Laitous731/
Laatouz731/
Liattos731/
Leathoh731/
Lathoop730/
Laithgo730/
Latha6740,457/
Latta6714,011/
Laita674,530/
Lotto674,085/
Leito673,547/
Luoto672,472/
Lasta672,212/
Lauta672,085/
Latas671,563/
Llata671,173/
Latap67964/
Liata67633/
Lyoto67539/
Lotos67530/
Lotho67527/
Louto67409/
Loito67407/
Latad67394/
Leyto67367/
Looto67232/
Lotoo67197/
Lyata67191/
Latah67184/
Látos67174/
Lioto67158/
Laata67154/
Leuto67120/
Latau67118/
Latat67116/
Lotoy67102/
Lajta6780/
Lahta6750/
Lotou6749/
Lataa6748/
Leata6747/
Lotoi6740/
Lótos6739/
Layta6727/
Lotoz6721/
Lateu6721/
Lotot6721/
Lotoa6716/
Lotop6715/
Hloto6713/
Lhata6711/
Laitouss679/
Hlata679/
Llachtos678/
Lataś677/
Latoňová676/
Lotuo676/
Lotod675/
Laită675/
Ladta675/
Latga673/
Lodto672/
Lattá672/
Lataš672/
Lloto672/
Lahtouss671/
Lhathout671/
Lotoś671/
Latač671/
Lazta671/
Lašta671/
Lattô671/
Latăş671/
Loyto671/
Lotoj671/

Lato Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lato in the Georgian language
ლატოlato-
Lato in the Marathi language
लाटोlato79.17
लातोlato12.5
लतोlato4.17
लटोlato4.17
Lato in the Oriya language
ଲାେଟାlaeta60
ଲାେତାlaeta40
Lato in the Hindi language
लाटोlato55.26
लतोlato23.68
लातोlato10.53
लटोlato7.89
लताlata2.63
Lato in the Russian language
Латоlato-

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