Peto Surname
Approximately 6,608 people bear this surname
Peto Surname Definition:
Peto is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: last born.
Peto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 849 | 1:426,925 | 36,911 |
| India | 596 | 1:1,287,022 | 50,676 |
| Mexico | 576 | 1:215,497 | 5,653 |
| England | 568 | 1:98,095 | 10,392 |
| Egypt | 549 | 1:167,460 | 12,562 |
| Papua New Guinea | 543 | 1:15,016 | 1,453 |
| DR Congo | 540 | 1:136,814 | 14,550 |
| Romania | 447 | 1:44,917 | 5,637 |
| Albania | 398 | 1:7,322 | 1,404 |
| Cameroon | 209 | 1:99,374 | 11,757 |
| Canada | 170 | 1:216,739 | 20,919 |
| Israel | 146 | 1:58,614 | 7,497 |
| Indonesia | 100 | 1:1,322,492 | 91,711 |
| South Africa | 98 | 1:552,834 | 43,423 |
| Hungary | 92 | 1:106,699 | 10,245 |
| Germany | 78 | 1:1,032,121 | 70,345 |
| Congo | 71 | 1:70,269 | 6,097 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Colombia | 42 | 1:1,137,478 | 9,713 |
| Greece | 42 | 1:263,805 | 39,714 |
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| Philippines | 40 | 1:2,530,956 | 131,537 |
| Slovakia | 32 | 1:166,764 | 29,092 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Armenia | 5 | 1:586,036 | 10,281 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 263 | 1:92,682 | 9,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 57 | 1:881,030 | 53,642 |
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.
From Poitou in France. Pictavensis. See Dugdale's Warwickshire, Pedigree of Peto.
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.
William and Ralph Pitot, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Gislebert, Thomas, William Pitot, 1198 (Ib.). Petrus de Pitou, Engl. 1189 (Rot. Pip.).
From the French, Piteaux, Pitot; a personal name.
Peto Demographics
Average Male Peto Height
176.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Peto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Peto in the Tibetan language | ||
| པི་ཏོ། | pito | - |
| Peto in the Bengali language | ||
| পেত | peta | - |
| Peto in the Marathi language | ||
| पेटो | peto | - |
| Peto in the Georgian language | ||
| პეტო | peto | 95.24 |
| ფეთო | peto | 4.76 |
| Peto in the Hindi language | ||
| पेतो | peto | 50 |
| पेटो | peto | 50 |
| Peto in the Oriya language | ||
| େପଟ | epata | 50 |
| େପେଟା | epeta | 50 |
| Peto in the Russian language | ||
| Пето | peto | - |
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