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 Peto Salary in
United States
$44,768 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Peto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Peto (Bengali: পেত, Georgian: პეტო, Hindi: पेतो, Marathi: पेटो, Oriya: େପଟ, Russian: Пето, Tibetan: པི་ཏོ།) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Petó, Pêto, Petô or Petõ. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Peto? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 74,377th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,102,837 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 27 percent of Peto live; 22 percent live in North America and 14 percent live in Anglo-North America. Peto is also the 144,235th most widespread given name internationally, held by 2,599 people.
The last name Peto is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 849 people, or 1 in 426,925. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 18 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found 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 number of people who held the Peto surname increased 1,489 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 216 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Peto Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname 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 national average, with 54.58% registered with 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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