Noto Surname

21,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Noto Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of Noto, a pet form of Giovannotti (gracious gift of Jehovah); one who came from Noto, a town in Sicily.

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Noto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan11,9551:10,6941,441
United States4,7571:76,1958,716
Italy1,8791:32,5475,830
Indonesia1,8421:71,7977,729
Philippines1,1771:86,01414,946
Argentina7971:53,6304,531
France7611:87,28312,470
South Africa4991:108,57313,073
Brazil2081:1,029,20436,297
England1961:284,27622,043
Belgium1951:58,9579,527
Lesotho1761:11,5492,599
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Canada1351:272,93025,634
Bolivia1251:84,9313,676
Venezuela1211:249,6206,194
Australia1201:224,96421,387
Germany1121:718,79954,527
Spain871:537,38026,266
Switzerland811:101,39410,819
Cameroon731:284,50826,965
Albania581:50,2426,584
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Chile281:629,16015,000
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
San Marino11:33,214932
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

The alternate forms: Notó (6) & Ñoto (1) are calculated separately.

Noto (12,445) may also be a first name.

Noto Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of Noto, a pet form of Giovannotti (gracious gift of Jehovah); one who came from Noto, a town in Sicily.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Noto is a old Latin name. It is a name of a town in Sicily. Also, it is the name of a seasonal southeast wind that goes through Noto. Which is on southeastern part of Sicily.

- tracey309

Noto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Noto (Georgian: ნოტო, Hindi: नोतो, Russian: Ното) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Notó or Ñoto. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Noto? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 21,116th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 282,190 people. The last name Noto is primarily found in Asia, where 58 percent of Noto live; 46 percent live in East Asia and 46 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Noto is also the 52,855th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 12,445 people.

This last name is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 11,955 people, or 1 in 10,694. In Japan it is primarily found in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 30 percent live, Toyama Prefecture, where 10 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent live. Not including Japan Noto occurs in 76 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Italy, where 7 percent live.

Noto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Noto are 8.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.44% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Noto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 19.25% more than the national average, earning €35,811 per year; in Peru they earn 820.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 178,448 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.84% less than the national average, earning R 140,592 per year; in United States they earn 11.11% more than the national average, earning $47,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.71% more than the national average, earning $51,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Notó926/
Ñoto921/
Ngoto893,425/
Notto89647/
Noito89391/
Gnoto89282/
Notos89181/
Notho89123/
Notot89112/
Nhoto89101/
Notou8960/
Notoa8929/
Nouto8928/
Nnoto8922/
Nuoto8920/
Notoi8919/
Nooto8913/
Notoy897/
'Noto895/
Notoh895/
Noeto894/
Nosto894/
Notoo891/
Ngotho807,001/
Ngotto801,210/
Gnotto80186/
Noitoi8078/
Nothoo8074/
Notosh8056/
Ngouto8033/
Ngotoo8022/
Nuotto8015/
Nootoo8011/
Ngotou809/
Nostos808/
Noutoy807/
Ngotoh805/
Noutou805/
Ngooto805/
Nottou804/
Noitho804/
Noitoo804/
Noutos803/
Ngnoto802/
Nottot802/
Nostod801/
Noutoa801/
Noutoi801/
Notohu801/
Notout801/
Nouïto801/
N'Goto801/
Nootho801/
Neto75493,657/
Nota7528,672/
Nato7512,251/
Nuto751,143/
Ngoutou73269/
Noostoi7332/
Ngothoi7315/
Ngottou738/
Gnoutou737/
Ngottoh733/
Ngnotto732/
N'Gotto732/
Notthot732/
Nouttou732/
Nouthou732/
Ngoitoi732/
Nootood732/
Noithoo732/
Ngoitoy731/
Noutoih731/
Noutois731/
Ngoutto731/
Ngnotho731/
N'Gotoh731/
N'Gotou731/
Noothoo731/
Netto6721,287/
Ngota674,418/
Natto672,185/
Nasto672,015/
Nauto671,484/
Notta671,027/
Noita67806/
Gnato67685/
Notas67469/
Notha67463/
Natoo67450/
Neuto67437/
Nguto67430/
Notah67387/
Nouta67332/
Nutto67309/
Neeto67289/
Natou67182/
Naeto67165/
Natos67137/
Netoi67122/
Nostoush67112/
Nhato6798/
Hnato6777/
Notad6772/
Natoi6771/
Natoh6767/
Nahto6763/
Nutoi6753/
Nhota6751/
Nosta6748/
Naato6743/
Notat6740/
Natoa6735/
Ngouthoi6732/
Nneto6730/
Noothout6729/
Nuota6727/
Natop6727/
Notau6725/
Noota6721/
Nutoa6721/
Nnato6714/
Nudto6711/
Ngnoutou6710/
Natot6710/
Nutoo679/
Noeta678/
Nheto677/
Noyta676/
Natoy675/
Naïto673/
Nohta672/
Netoo672/
Notaa672/
Notap672/
Nuito672/
Nutou672/
Nutos672/
Nusto671/
Nutop671/
Natod671/
Nnota671/
Nadto671/
Notaz671/
Noteu671/
Netoh671/
Ngouttou671/
Ngnoutop671/
N'Gottou671/
N'Goutto671/
Nutoj671/
Ngouthou671/

Noto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Noto in the Georgian language
ნოტოnoto-
Noto in the Hindi language
नोतोnoto50
नोटोnoto50
Noto in the Russian language
Нотоnoto-

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