Néto Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Néto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Néto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Neto (493,657) & Ñeto (2) are calculated separately.

Néto Last Name Facts

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

Néto occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Neto or Ñeto. For other possible spellings of Néto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Néto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Néto reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 67 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name Néto is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Paraíba, where 33 percent live, São Paulo, where 33 percent live and Ceará, where 17 percent live. Beside Brazil this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 11 percent live and São Tomé and Príncipe, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neto92493,657/
Nésto891/
Nétto891/
Ñeto832/
Nito757,164/
Nyto752/
Njto751/
Nieto67339,503/
Naito67138,634/
Netto6721,287/
Nitoo672,201/
Nitto672,117/
Nyoto671,747/
Nitoi671,484/
Nitou671,418/
Nesto671,176/
Gneto67509/
Neuto67437/
Noito67391/
Neeto67289/
Neito67243/
Ngito67223/
Ngeto67184/
Nioto67124/
Netoi67122/
Netos6796/
Nitot6791/
Netot6781/
Nitho6755/
Nitos6750/
Netou6744/
Netho6731/
Nneto6730/
Gnito6721/
Nayto6717/
Nitoy6715/
Nisto6710/
Najto679/
Nheto677/
Nitoh676/
Netoo672/
Nuito672/
Nešto672/
Nytho671/
Nejto671/
Nhito671/
Nèsto671/
Nitoz671/
Nitod671/
Nidto671/
Netoh671/

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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 Néto
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