Loreto Surname

17,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Loreto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loreto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines9,9441:10,181966
Venezuela7,7811:3,882537
Mexico5,7641:21,5351,613
Brazil2,3341:91,7203,455
Italy2,0041:30,5175,450
United States1,2031:301,29627,772
Spain4031:116,0109,121
Argentina3691:115,8369,780
Portugal3401:30,6421,941
Peru1731:183,7238,846
Guatemala1081:148,9143,386
Canada961:383,80834,152
France791:840,79499,796
Honduras771:114,4991,790
Australia731:369,80430,692
Chile621:284,1378,321
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Uruguay301:114,39210,866
Singapore261:211,83510,313
England231:2,422,52489,093
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Panama141:279,4476,847
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Lorêto (10) are calculated separately.

Loreto (116,725) may also be a first name.

Loreto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loreto (Georgian: ლორეტო, Marathi: लोरेटो) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Lorêto. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Loreto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 17,780th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 234,454 people. Loreto occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Loreto reside; 35 percent reside in South America and 32 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Loreto is also the 8,835th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 116,725 people.

The last name Loreto is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 9,944 people, or 1 in 10,181. In The Philippines Loreto is primarily concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 16 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 14 percent are found and Eastern Visayas, where 13 percent are found. Besides The Philippines it occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 25 percent are found and Mexico, where 19 percent are found.

Loreto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Loreto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Loreto surname increased 30,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loreto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Loreto are 35.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Loreto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 50.27% more than the national average, earning €45,126 per year; in Peru they earn 44.51% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,757 per year; in South Africa they earn 74.28% more than the national average, earning R 414,144 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.79% more than the national average, earning $27,649,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.09% less than the national average, earning $37,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $51,653 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lorêto9410/
Loresto922,502/
Loretto921,184/
Loureto92288/
Lorieto9258/
Lloreto9213/
Lorreto9210/
Loreato924/
Loretos921/
D'Loreto8640/
Loureito8613/
Louretto868/
Loreatto867/
Lorretto866/
Lorietto861/
Lorito831,591/
Loreta83591/
Loroto83228/
Lareto8317/
Lureto833/
Lereto831/
Laureto771,591/
Llorito77390/
Loristo77270/
Loritto77148/
Loretta77134/
Loritoi77116/
Lorieta7775/
Lloreta7770/
Loretha7737/
Laretto7727/
Loresta7719/
Loratto7717/
Laretou7715/
Loretah7715/
Loureta7714/
Lourito7711/
Lorreta7710/
Lorezta778/
Laresto774/
Loerito774/
Loritos773/
Liorito772/
Loraeta771/
Loreata771/
Larreto771/
Lorheta771/
Lorotoo771/
Lorotto770/
Lauretto7194/
Lauretou7147/
Lareitou7128/
Lareytou7126/
Lorretta7120/
Lauresto7116/
Louretta718/
Lauretoy714/
Lorietta712/
Larettou711/
Lorettaa711/
Lorettha711/
Louretha711/
Larietou711/
Losritto711/
Lourotou711/
Lauretoh711/
Larretto710/
Lorita67536/
Lareta67318/
Lurito6780/
Leroto6766/
Larito6734/
Lorota674/
Lorata674/
Lerito672/
Laroto671/
Lureta671/
Lereta671/
Lourietta671/

Loreto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loreto in the Georgian language
ლორეტოloreto-
Loreto in the Marathi language
लोरेटोloreto-

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