Timoteo Surname

16,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Timoteo Surname User-submission:

The surname Timoteo comes from the Greek words time, meaning 'honour', 'respect', and theos, meaning 'God'.

Timoteo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil23,0941:9,270553
Peru3,9731:8,0001,201
Philippines2,7861:36,3385,578
Mexico2,0671:60,0512,867
United States4541:798,36861,583
Tanzania2861:185,11116,019
Honduras2161:40,8171,145
France1691:393,03457,995
Spain1461:320,21918,882
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Argentina811:527,69638,577
Canada551:669,92054,285
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Angola491:550,8002,323
Colombia461:1,038,5679,368
American Samoa441:1,267200
Paraguay231:314,6414,957
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Panama51:782,45211,059
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guam11:160,1214,893
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

The alternate forms: Timóteo (40,753) & Timotéo (4) are calculated separately.

Timoteo (101,872) may also be a first name.

Timoteo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Timoteo comes from the Greek words time, meaning 'honour', 'respect', and theos, meaning 'God'.

- josemtimoteo317

Timoteo Last Name Facts

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

Timoteo (Russian: Тимотео) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Timóteo or Timotéo. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Timoteo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Timoteo is the 16,321st most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 214,019 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Timoteo reside; 80 percent reside in South America and 68 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 10,018th most commonly used given name globally, held by 101,872 people.

The last name Timoteo is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 23,094 people, or 1 in 9,270. In Brazil Timoteo is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 25 percent are found, Pernambuco, where 14 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 13 percent are found. Other than Brazil Timoteo exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 12 percent are found and The Philippines, where 8 percent are found.

Timoteo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Timoteo surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Timoteo surname are 39.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.02% being registered with the party.

The amount Timoteo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 5.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,390 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $23,331,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.62% less than the national average, earning $41,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.53% more than the national average, earning $54,914 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Timoteo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Timoteo in the Russian language
Тимотеоtimoteo-

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