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

The last name Néto occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Neto or Ñeto. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Néto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Néto is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Néto live; 67 percent live in South America and 67 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Paraíba, where 33 percent are found, São Paulo, where 33 percent are found and Ceará, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Brazil this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 11 percent are found and São Tomé and Príncipe, where 11 percent are found.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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