Ratao Surname
Approximately 357 people bear this surname
Ratao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 163 | 1:1,313,339 | 44,864 |
| Portugal | 160 | 1:65,114 | 3,431 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Rataõ (1) are calculated separately.
Ratao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ratao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ratao has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also be found as a variant: Rataõ. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ratao? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 790,102nd most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 20,413,294 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Ratao reside; 46 percent reside in South America and 46 percent reside in Luso-South America.
It is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 1,313,339. In Brazil Ratao is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 93 percent live, Paraná, where 3 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 2 percent live. Aside from Brazil Ratao exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 45 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rataõ | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rautao | 91 | 10 | / |
| Rathao | 91 | 8 | / |
| Rattao | 91 | 3 | / |
| Rathaod | 83 | 147 | / |
| Rautaho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hrathao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rastaoi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rotao | 80 | 303 | / |
| Ratoa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Retao | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ratahaod | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rathahao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ratoua | 73 | 406 | / |
| Rathoa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ratoad | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ruitao | 73 | 6 | / |
| Reitao | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rostao | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rattoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Retaao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ratooa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rahtoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rathoad | 67 | 196 | / |
| Ratayya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rataiya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Raeto'o | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rathaua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ratohad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rataiia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raitoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raitheo | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ratao
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