Thito Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Thito Surname User-submission:

It is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Titus, which is a Roman prelude of unknown significance, but rather associated with the word, titulus, referring to the title of nobility or honor. It is more likely to originate in an extinct italic dialect, related to Umbria, which survived only in inscriptions dating from the 4th century BC, as it was supported by the legendary Sabino's king Tito Tacitus.

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Thito Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3081:175,90219,420
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
India91:85,229,487684,495
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Thito (252) may also be a first name.

Thito Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Titus, which is a Roman prelude of unknown significance, but rather associated with the word, titulus, referring to the title of nobility or honor. It is more likely to originate in an extinct italic dialect, related to Umbria, which survived only in inscriptions dating from the 4th century BC, as it was supported by the legendary Sabino's king Tito Tacitus. This name appears in the New Testament, belonging to a companion of St. Paul, who became Bishop of Crete and today is revered as St. Titus. It was also the prelude of three Roman emperors of the Flávios dynasty in the first century and is the name by which the second of them is known in history. Shakespeare also used for his main character in his tragedy "Titus Andronicus", but as a given name, was used only after the Protestant Reformation. Other languages: Titus (ancient Roman), Tito (Bible), Titos (Greek Bible), Tito (Latin Bible), Tito (in English),Tito (Estonian), Tito (Finnish), Titãs (Lithuanian), Tytus (Polish), Tit (Russian). Some references of the name: St. Tito, companion of São Paulo; Tito Flávio Vespasiano Augustus, Roman emperor commonly known as Titus; Tito Flávio Sabino Vespasiano, Roman emperor better known as Vespasiano; Titus Livy, Roman historian; Josip Broz Tito, communist revolutionary and dictator of Yugoslavia; Titus, New Testament character quoted in Paul's epistles; Tito Puente, musician of Latin jazz; Epistle to Titus, a book of the New Testament.

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Thito Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thito (Oriya: ଥିେତା) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thito? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 757,040th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. The surname Thito is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Thito are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 561,423rd most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 252 people.

The last name Thito is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 175,902. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Free State, where 87 percent are found, Gauteng, where 11 percent are found and North West, where 1 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Thito Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Thito earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 50.94% less than the national average, earning R 116,580 per year and in United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thaito9159/
Thitho9113/
Thitoo912/
Thieto910/
Tito89166,066/
Thaitho8360/
Thuitho8323/
Thithoa8312/
Thittho832/
Thistop831/
Thithuo831/
Thistto830/
Titos8018,308/
Ttito8012,411/
Titou802,152/
Titto801,839/
Taito801,451/
Titoo801,222/
Titoy80904/
Thuto80873/
Thita80391/
Toito80276/
Titoh80197/
Tuito80147/
Tieto80127/
Theto8077/
Titop8037/
Titoi8035/
Titot8017/
Tioto8016/
Tidto8016/
Teito8011/
Thyto8011/
Tisto808/
Tuhto804/
Titoz802/
Titoa802/
Tituo801/
Titoî801/
Tihto801/
Titod801/
Thoithoi77552/
Thuita733,689/
Tistoj731,920/
Thitha73952/
Tietto73515/
Titouh73494/
Toitot73471/
Titous73422/
Thetho73292/
Thitah73285/
Toitoi73283/
Teitou73208/
Teitto73132/
Taitoh7379/
Titoiy7376/
Toitos7373/
Taisto7368/
Taitos7355/
Theato7348/
Theeto7348/
Taitto7346/
Tistoi7346/
Taitou7345/
Tietou7333/
Taitot7328/
Thitta7323/
Thoita7317/
Tittoh7313/
Toitou7313/
Thaita7312/
Tiotto7311/
Teitoi739/
Titout738/
Tuitou737/
Teahto736/
Tituoy735/
Thieta735/
Ttitto735/
Htitou734/
Thetop734/
Titoch733/
Thutho733/
Thitap733/
Tittos732/
Tistou732/
Tietoh732/
Tietuo732/
Teiteo731/
Taituo731/
Tittou731/
Titoha731/
Tiësto731/
Thitad731/
Thitas731/
Tittoň731/
Thetoh731/
Tuituo731/
Thetoo731/
Tidtto731/
Thayto731/
Tethto731/
Thetto730/
Tita6720,614/
Teto6718,878/
Tuto673,298/
Taitous67166/
Tyto6786/
Thaitad6734/
Thistad6710/
Titouch677/
Thaitha676/
Teahtou676/
Titó676/
Tită674/
Thaitat674/
Titá673/
Thittha672/
Thidtha672/
Theista671/
Této671/
Theiteu671/
Taitoss671/
Thuitah671/
Thuthuo671/

Thito Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thito in the Oriya language
ଥିେତାthieta-

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