Rato Surname

36,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Portugal

Rato Surname User-submission:

The Rato surname means 'mouse' or 'rat' in Portuguese. Often associated with families of Sephardic ancestry, originating in antisemitic nicknames.

Rato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan4,7781:37,3891,708
Portugal3,6991:2,817371
Indonesia2,3611:56,0146,196
Philippines1,1051:91,61815,950
India6391:1,200,41548,187
France5151:128,97619,668
Spain3121:149,84611,079
Zimbabwe2111:73,16710,843
Brazil2071:1,034,17636,449
Argentina1791:238,79019,438
Papua New Guinea791:103,21213,927
United States661:5,491,802273,080
England591:944,37447,923
Solomon Islands371:15,6762,975
Angola361:749,7002,649
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Wales131:238,04114,239
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Macau41:150,408604
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Belize11:355,4743,977
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Rato (15,527) may also be a first name.

Rato Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Rato surname means 'mouse' or 'rat' in Portuguese. Often associated with families of Sephardic ancestry, originating in antisemitic nicknames.

- Ana

Rato Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rato Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Rato (Arabic: رتو, Hindi: रतो, Marathi: रतो, Oriya: ରାେତା, Russian: Рато) is most common in Pakistan. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rato? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 36,370th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 502,555 people. Rato is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Rato live; 37 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 45,294th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 15,527 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 4,778 people, or 1 in 37,389. In Pakistan Rato is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 100 percent live, Punjab, where 0 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent live. Beside Pakistan this surname exists in 65 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 26 percent live and Indonesia, where 16 percent live.

Rato Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rato has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rato last name increased 825 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rato Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rato surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rato earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 26.82% more than the national average, earning $28,790,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.27% more than the national average, earning $50,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.45% less than the national average, earning $47,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ratto8910,662/
Ratod896,740/
Ratho894,494/
Raito893,883/
Ratoj891,602/
Ratou891,371/
Ratoi891,343/
Rauto891,116/
Rasto89625/
Ratos89364/
Ratoo8964/
Radto8964/
Rayto8943/
Rahto8929/
Ratot8928/
Ratop8919/
Ratoh8919/
Rajto895/
Ratoa895/
Ratoy893/
Raato892/
Ratoz891/
Rathod802,062,999/
Rathou80734/
Raytos80529/
Reatto80326/
Raitto8074/
Rathot8063/
Rautto8061/
Rathos8054/
Rattos8049/
Ratosh8038/
Rautou8034/
Rattoo8032/
Ratodh8025/
Rastos8024/
Rautoy8024/
Raytop8024/
Rattot8021/
Raatod8020/
Ratoud8019/
Raitoo8018/
Rahato8016/
Rattod8014/
Rathoj8012/
Rhatod8012/
Raisto8012/
Raitho8011/
Rathoo809/
Rathoa808/
Rashto808/
Ratood807/
Raitoh805/
Raitod805/
Rathoz805/
Rautho805/
Rastoi804/
Rathoh804/
Rastoo803/
Rathoi803/
Rathop803/
Raitos803/
Raatho803/
Rastoy803/
Rautod802/
Rahuto802/
Ratous802/
Raitou802/
Rastoh802/
Radtod801/
Reatho801/
Rassto801/
Rastho801/
Rastoj801/
Ratodd801/
Rhaito801/
Raituo801/
Rattho801/
Rattoa801/
Rattou801/
Rathgo801/
Rathho801/
Ratojh801/
Ratooa801/
Ratoos801/
Rastou801/
Ratout801/
Raytho801/
Rahtho801/
Raztto801/
Ratoch800/
Rathoy800/
Rata7529,496/
Roto752,719/
Rathoud735,249/
Rathodh73332/
Rhatous73208/
Rhaitou73136/
Rathouz7383/
Raathod7371/
Rathood7354/
Rastout7334/
Rashtoi7334/
Ratthod7331/
Rathous7322/
Ratoosh7317/
Rathhod7315/
Rahatod7313/
Rathodd7312/
Rathoid7311/
Radthod739/
Rhaytou739/
Ratoush738/
Rahthod735/
Rathosd735/
Reathod733/
Rahatou733/
Rathodp733/
Ratoiss732/
Rauthod732/
Rhathod732/
Rrathod732/
Rachtoo732/
Rastohy732/
Rahatoh731/
Rachtod731/
Raitheo731/
Rasthod731/
Rathosh731/
Rathotd731/
Raitoha731/
Rayhtos731/
Rathodt731/
Rathoph731/
D'ratto731/
Rauta67104,333/
Raita6715,650/
Ratau677,369/
Rasta676,791/
Ratha674,479/
Ratta673,746/
Ratad672,267/
Roito67888/
Ratat67850/
Rotto67848/
Ratap67692/
Rajta67636/
Ratas67634/
Rotat67344/
Reuto67309/
Rotho67188/
Rayta67152/
Reito67142/
Rosto67110/
Reata6794/
Ratah6794/
Ruoto6768/
Rotou6767/
Rotos6764/
Rhoto6756/
Routo6754/
Rotop6746/
Rattà6743/
Royto6738/
Rodto6738/
Rotot6725/
Rateu6724/
Raata6721/
Rgata6720/
Rataa6718/
Rotod6717/
Rotoi6715/
Rahta6715/
Radta6715/
Raththod6714/
Reyto6712/
Rataz677/
Rotoh676/
Rathoudh676/
Rattá674/
Raită674/
Rhata673/
Hrata673/
Rathochh672/
Rhatouss672/
Raathood671/
Rasdthod671/
Rathhodd671/
Rathoods671/
Rohto671/
Rajtó671/
Rahaitou671/
Rastoush671/
Rataś671/
Ratga671/
Raïta671/

Rato Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rato in the Hindi language
रतोrato88.54
रातोrato10.42
रतूratu1.04
Rato in the Oriya language
ରାେତାraeta81.82
ରାତrata18.18
Rato in the Marathi language
रतोrato57.41
राटोrato40.74
रातोrato1.85
Rato in the Russian language
Ратоrato-
Rato in the Arabic language
رتوrtw-
راتوratw-
ريتوrytw-

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