Peto Surname

74,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Albania

Peto Surname Definition:

Peto is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: last born.

Peto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8491:426,92536,911
India5961:1,287,02250,676
Mexico5761:215,4975,653
England5681:98,09510,392
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Papua New Guinea5431:15,0161,453
DR Congo5401:136,81414,550
Romania4471:44,9175,637
Albania3981:7,3221,404
Cameroon2091:99,37411,757
Canada1701:216,73920,919
Israel1461:58,6147,497
Indonesia1001:1,322,49291,711
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Hungary921:106,69910,245
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Congo711:70,2696,097
Australia671:402,92132,505
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Colombia421:1,137,4789,713
Greece421:263,80539,714
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Philippines401:2,530,956131,537
Slovakia321:166,76429,092
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
France251:2,656,909193,074
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Wales61:515,75523,171
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
China31:455,773,85521,925
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2631:92,6829,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

The alternate forms: Petó (6), Pêto (1), Petô (1) & Petõ (1) are calculated separately.

Peto (2,599) may also be a first name.

Peto Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Peto is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: last born.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

From Poitou in France. Pictavensis. See Dugdale's Warwickshire, Pedigree of Peto.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Poitou. The Chevalier de Peitou is mentioned by Wace as a companion of the Conqueror. Robert Pictaviensis was a benefactor to St. Peter’s and Nostell, York (Mon. ii. 34,393). The name occurs afterwards as Peytevin, and De Peitou or Peyto: hence the Baronets Peto.

The Norman People (1874)

William and Ralph Pitot, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Gislebert, Thomas, William Pitot, 1198 (Ib.). Petrus de Pitou, Engl. 1189 (Rot. Pip.).

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Piteaux, Pitot; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Peto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peto (Bengali: পেত, Georgian: პეტო, Hindi: पेतो, Marathi: पेटो, Oriya: େପଟ, Russian: Пето, Tibetan: པི་ཏོ།) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as: Petó, Pêto, Petô or Petõ. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 74,377th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,102,837 people. Peto occurs predominantly in Europe, where 27 percent of Peto reside; 22 percent reside in North America and 14 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 144,235th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 2,599 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 849 people, or 1 in 426,925. In The United States Peto is most common in: Ohio, where 18 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Peto occurs in 72 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent are found and Mexico, where 9 percent are found.

Peto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peto has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,489 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 216 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Peto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Peto are 7.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.58% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Peto earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 7.16% less than the national average, earning R 220,620 per year; in Colombia they earn 34.83% less than the national average, earning $14,794,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.75% more than the national average, earning $44,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.86% more than the national average, earning $55,080 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petó926/
Pêto921/
Petô921/
Petõ921/
Pheto894,030/
Petot891,763/
Petto891,122/
Petho89867/
Pesto89287/
Petoh89284/
Petou89241/
Peuto89240/
Pieto89214/
Peito89161/
Petoš89157/
Peyto8966/
Petoi8965/
Paeto8956/
Petos8947/
Petoa8928/
Pešto8927/
Pehto8916/
Petod8912/
Petoy899/
Petgo896/
Peeto895/
Petoo895/
Poeto893/
Petuo892/
Petop891/
Phesto80575/
Poetto80412/
Petoud80212/
Petoux80128/
Petocz8073/
Phaeto8041/
Peytou8041/
Phetho8038/
Pethou8037/
Peitoi8036/
Peitos8028/
Poeyto8028/
Pethos8025/
Pettos8022/
Pietto8019/
Phetto8018/
Pestou8016/
Petout809/
Peetou809/
Paetoh809/
Pettot808/
Peisto806/
Pechto806/
Pethoi805/
Pestos804/
Peasto804/
Pethod803/
Petosh802/
Pehtou802/
Peytot802/
Pethoo802/
Petoos802/
Pheito802/
Peytoo801/
Petoss801/
Petoch801/
Petois801/
Paetou801/
Pettoh801/
Pettou801/
Peutoh801/
Peutou801/
Peutto801/
Pethoh801/
Petous801/
Phetgo801/
Phetot801/
Peitou801/
Poetou801/
Ppeito801/
Phetoh801/
Phetoa801/
Pheeto801/
Pessto801/
Peutuo801/
Pethoy801/
Peetho801/
Peatto801/
Pietoh800/
Peta7511,649/
Poto757,289/
Pito754,444/
Pyto7555/
Pethoud73208/
Peytout73112/
Peithot7313/
Peytoud7312/
Petóová736/
Phethoi736/
Phettod735/
Phethoy732/
Phettoi732/
Pettoys731/
Phestho731/
Pettosh731/
Pethuod731/
Paethoj731/
Peztout731/
Phetoud731/
Phetout731/
Pheetho731/
Paettho731/
Peitoux730/
Petta677,262/
Peeta675,913/
Potoy674,017/
Poeta673,410/
Pesta673,248/
Pitto672,807/
Pitoy672,732/
Pitou672,196/
Pitot671,261/
Patoy671,241/
Pieta671,211/
Photo671,051/
Pitos671,046/
Patto67888/
Petat67825/
Pheta67824/
Pioto67813/
Pitho67741/
Patho67740/
Paito67685/
Petau67667/
Pisto67629/
Poito67527/
Pohto67482/
Petas67451/
Paeta67363/
Petga67350/
Pitoi67348/
Potoi67345/
Patoi67335/
Petha67331/
Patoh67268/
Pitoh67240/
Potto67214/
Petač67191/
Pejta67183/
Patoo67165/
Peita67155/
Potoh67119/
Phito6792/
Payto6788/
Petaa6786/
Peteu6783/
Puyto6764/
Peata6754/
Puito6750/
Pedta6747/
Pehta6746/
Petaś6737/
Potho6736/
Patuo6734/
Potoo6730/
Pitoa6729/
Petah6727/
Pezta6725/
Poyto6721/
Padto6719/
Pidto6717/
Pysto6717/
Peyta6713/
Petap679/
Pyoto679/
Pitod678/
Phyto677/
Pitoo677/
Phaettho677/
Petad676/
Peuta676/
Pahto675/
Pytos673/
Pfoto673/
Pitoz673/
Petaz672/
Ppito672/
Pizto672/
Petohova672/
Pethõ672/
Pyhto672/
Bpoto671/
Hpoto671/
Pajto671/
Pethó671/
Pethóová671/
Pitgo671/
Pitop671/
Pišto671/
Pötho671/
Péito671/
Pétot671/
Potuo671/
Pytho671/

Peto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peto in the Tibetan language
པི་ཏོ།pito-
Peto in the Bengali language
পেতpeta-
Peto in the Marathi language
पेटोpeto-
Peto in the Georgian language
პეტოpeto95.24
ფეთოpeto4.76
Peto in the Hindi language
पेतोpeto50
पेटोpeto50
Peto in the Oriya language
େପଟepata50
େପେଟାepeta50
Peto in the Russian language
Петоpeto-

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