Qato Surname
Approximately 1,357 people bear this surname
Qato Surname User-submission:
There are two theories about the meaning of this surname. First (the famous one), their great grandfather was famous for hunting Pterocles birds, which is qata in Arabic, and over years the name changed to qato. Second theory is, this family is famous for its love of cats, and cat is qett or some times qetto in the Arabic language, by years it became qato.
Read More About This SurnameQato Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 699 | 1:4,169 | 773 |
| Iran | 166 | 1:462,545 | 28,234 |
| Palestine | 140 | 1:32,492 | 4,176 |
| Greece | 86 | 1:128,835 | 21,499 |
| Jordan | 75 | 1:117,899 | 7,598 |
| Lesotho | 70 | 1:29,037 | 5,566 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Qato (47) may also be a first name.
Qato Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
There are two theories about the meaning of this surname. First (the famous one), their great grandfather was famous for hunting Pterocles birds, which is qata in Arabic, and over years the name changed to qato. Second theory is, this family is famous for its love of cats, and cat is qett or some times qetto in the Arabic language, by years it became qato. Because it is an Arabic surname, sometimes surnames are defined by a prefix al-, similar to 'the', which explains the discrepancy between spelling when translated to English languages.
- senanmdQato Demographics
Average Qato Salary in
United States
$34,604 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Qato Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qato Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Qato (Arabic: قطو) is more frequently found in Albania than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Qato click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qato? popularity and diffusion
Qato is the 283,789th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,370,336 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Qato are found; 58 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 52 percent are found in Albano-Europe. Qato is also the 1,467,136th most numerous given name globally It is held by 47 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Albania, where it is held by 699 people, or 1 in 4,169. In Albania Qato is most common in: Berat County, where 54 percent are found, Tirana County, where 23 percent are found and Durrës County, where 7 percent are found. Besides Albania this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 12 percent are found and Palestine, where 10 percent are found.
Qato Last Name Statistics demography
Qato earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.8% less than the national average, earning $34,604 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quato | 89 | 100 | / |
| Qatoh | 89 | 85 | / |
| Qatho | 89 | 14 | / |
| Qatto | 89 | 13 | / |
| Qasto | 89 | 6 | / |
| Qatos | 89 | 6 | / |
| Qaito | 89 | 2 | / |
| Qadto | 89 | 1 | / |
| Qaato | 89 | 1 | / |
| Qatoo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Qatout | 80 | 53 | / |
| Quasto | 80 | 33 | / |
| Quatto | 80 | 23 | / |
| Qatooe | 80 | 19 | / |
| Qahtou | 80 | 16 | / |
| Quaito | 80 | 3 | / |
| Qaytoo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qattou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qatohe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qatous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qhatho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quatos | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kato | 75 | 1,063,748 | / |
| Cato | 75 | 21,184 | / |
| Qata | 75 | 1,460 | / |
| Qoto | 75 | 1,383 | / |
| Qahtous | 73 | 130 | / |
| Qattous | 73 | 36 | / |
| Qatoosh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Qatoush | 73 | 3 | / |
| Queatoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qathoos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Casto | 67 | 12,663 | / |
| Kaito | 67 | 7,387 | / |
| Katto | 67 | 6,757 | / |
| Catto | 67 | 5,190 | / |
| Khato | 67 | 3,115 | / |
| Caito | 67 | 1,761 | / |
| Katoa | 67 | 1,517 | / |
| Katoh | 67 | 1,388 | / |
| Catoy | 67 | 1,284 | / |
| Katoo | 67 | 1,152 | / |
| Katou | 67 | 1,127 | / |
| Katho | 67 | 1,011 | / |
| Katoi | 67 | 978 | / |
| Catot | 67 | 496 | / |
| Catoi | 67 | 312 | / |
| Kaato | 67 | 309 | / |
| Cauto | 67 | 255 | / |
| Kauto | 67 | 215 | / |
| Caato | 67 | 198 | / |
| Qatha | 67 | 197 | / |
| Qataa | 67 | 172 | / |
| Catho | 67 | 131 | / |
| Katoj | 67 | 123 | / |
| Katuo | 67 | 114 | / |
| Cayto | 67 | 112 | / |
| Katoy | 67 | 101 | / |
| Qayta | 67 | 91 | / |
| Qotho | 67 | 78 | / |
| Catos | 67 | 57 | / |
| Qaita | 67 | 51 | / |
| Kayto | 67 | 46 | / |
| Catop | 67 | 36 | / |
| Qahta | 67 | 27 | / |
| Catod | 67 | 23 | / |
| Catoh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Quata | 67 | 20 | / |
| Keato | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kahto | 67 | 16 | / |
| Qatat | 67 | 14 | / |
| Qatas | 67 | 14 | / |
| Qatah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ccato | 67 | 11 | / |
| Qatad | 67 | 10 | / |
| Catou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Katoč | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gqoto | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qatta | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qattoush | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kadto | 67 | 4 | / |
| Catoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qhata | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kkato | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quoto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kgato | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gqata | 67 | 2 | / |
| Catoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ceato | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kazto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katoś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qadta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qasta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qotto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qotoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qazta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qauta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qatohova | 67 | 1 | / |
Qato Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Qato in the Arabic language | ||
| قطو | qtw | - |
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