Qato Surname

283,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

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.

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Qato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania6991:4,169773
Iran1661:462,54528,234
Palestine1401:32,4924,176
Greece861:128,83521,499
Jordan751:117,8997,598
Lesotho701:29,0375,566
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
England101:5,571,806158,774
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

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.

- senanmd

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quato89100/
Qatoh8985/
Qatho8914/
Qatto8913/
Qasto896/
Qatos896/
Qaito892/
Qadto891/
Qaato891/
Qatoo891/
Qatout8053/
Quasto8033/
Quatto8023/
Qatooe8019/
Qahtou8016/
Quaito803/
Qaytoo801/
Qattou801/
Qatohe801/
Qatous801/
Qhatho801/
Quatos800/
Kato751,063,748/
Cato7521,184/
Qata751,460/
Qoto751,383/
Qahtous73130/
Qattous7336/
Qatoosh734/
Qatoush733/
Queatoh731/
Qathoos731/
Casto6712,663/
Kaito677,387/
Katto676,757/
Catto675,190/
Khato673,115/
Caito671,761/
Katoa671,517/
Katoh671,388/
Catoy671,284/
Katoo671,152/
Katou671,127/
Katho671,011/
Katoi67978/
Catot67496/
Catoi67312/
Kaato67309/
Cauto67255/
Kauto67215/
Caato67198/
Qatha67197/
Qataa67172/
Catho67131/
Katoj67123/
Katuo67114/
Cayto67112/
Katoy67101/
Qayta6791/
Qotho6778/
Catos6757/
Qaita6751/
Kayto6746/
Catop6736/
Qahta6727/
Catod6723/
Catoh6720/
Quata6720/
Keato6717/
Kahto6716/
Qatat6714/
Qatas6714/
Qatah6714/
Ccato6711/
Qatad6710/
Catou678/
Katoč677/
Gqoto677/
Qatta677/
Qattoush676/
Kadto674/
Catoo674/
Qhata673/
Kkato672/
Quoto672/
Kgato672/
Gqata672/
Catoa672/
Ceato671/
Kajto671/
Kazto671/
Katoś671/
Cahto671/
Qadta671/
Qasta671/
Qotto671/
Qotoi671/
Qazta671/
Qauta671/
Qatohova671/

Qato Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qato in the Arabic language
قطوqtw-

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