Tinto Surname

38,679th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Tinto Surname Definition:

From Tinto in Lanarkshire. There was a family of Tynto of Crympcramp in the barony of Crawford-Douglas in 1528 (APS., II, p. 328), and Cristina Tynto was retoured heir of Robert Tinto of Crimpcramp, her father, in the lands of Murehouss, in the barony of Thankertoun, in 1623 (Retours, Lanark, 141).

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Tinto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso10,9741:1,672240
Italy4601:132,94921,376
Brazil3081:695,04725,538
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
Argentina2141:199,73616,554
South Africa1891:286,65527,999
Philippines1801:562,43562,921
Spain1571:297,78417,995
Trinidad and Tobago1551:8,8001,261
Scotland1391:38,5173,665
England1071:520,73032,731
Ivory Coast911:253,53010,036
India831:9,241,752184,052
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
France101:6,642,272293,169
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
China31:455,773,85521,925
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1211:30,9362,614
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Tintó (17) are calculated separately.

Tinto (1,045) may also be a first name.

Tinto Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Tinto in Lanarkshire. There was a family of Tynto of Crympcramp in the barony of Crawford-Douglas in 1528 (APS., II, p. 328), and Cristina Tynto was retoured heir of Robert Tinto of Crimpcramp, her father, in the lands of Murehouss, in the barony of Thankertoun, in 1623 (Retours, Lanark, 141). John of Tyntow rendered to Exchequer the accounts of the bailies of Stirling in 1402 (ER., III, p. 579). Bessie Tinto was a tenant of the Abbey of Kelso in 1567 (Kelso, p. 527), Beatrix Tinto is recorded as heir of James Tinto, "wrytter to the signett" in 1655 (Retours, Edinburgh, 1049), and Elizabeth Tynto was heir portioner of Bernard Tynto in Oversyidwod in 1608 (Inquis., 353). James Tinto from the parish of Temple was drowned off Orkney, 1679 (Hanna, II, p. 254). Captain William Tinto Old Monkland, recorded 1942.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Tinto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tinto (Georgian: თინთო, Hindi: टिन्टो, Oriya: ତିୋ, Russian: Тинто) is found most in Burkina Faso. It may also occur as: Tintó. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tinto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tinto is the 38,679th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 535,967 people. The surname Tinto is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Tinto reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tinto is also the 247,794th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 1,045 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 10,974 people, or 1 in 1,672. In Burkina Faso Tinto is mostly found in: Nord Region, where 37 percent live, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 27 percent live and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 23 percent live. Not including Burkina Faso this last name occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Tinto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tinto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tinto surname expanded 2,763 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 115 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 10,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tinto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tinto surname are 2.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.88% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tinto earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 4.43% more than the national average, earning €31,359 per year; in South Africa they earn 0.77% less than the national average, earning R 235,812 per year; in United States they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning $33,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.52% less than the national average, earning $47,435 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tintó9317/
Tintos91328/
Tiento91281/
Tintoi9187/
Thinto9123/
Tintop9115/
Tionto916/
Tuinto914/
Tintou913/
Tintoy912/
Tintho911/
Tintoo911/
Ttinto911/
Tintod910/
Tnto891/
Tintoiy831,001/
Tientou8356/
Thintoy834/
Tientoh832/
Tinthoi831/
Tintous831/
Tintout831/
Tinta8015,159/
Tento80817/
Timto8020/
Tntto801/
Thinthoi7746/
Tintaová771/
Tienta732,886/
Tintas73799/
Tintaş73552/
Thimto73318/
Thinta73300/
Tentoa73214/
Tintha73169/
Tentou7314/
Taento7311/
Tuento738/
Timtop738/
Thento735/
Tentop733/
Tinteu732/
Tentoh732/
Tintau732/
Tentoo732/
Tentot731/
Tentos731/
Tintta731/
Tintaa731/
Ttinta731/
Thienta673,042/
Thintha67551/
Tintaud6761/
Tintaus676/
Thintas675/
Tnta672/
Tintash672/
Tienteu672/
Tehntoh671/
Thentoo671/
Timtous671/

Tinto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tinto in the Georgian language
თინთოtinto-
Tinto in the Oriya language
ତିୋtio-
Tinto in the Hindi language
टिन्टोtinto60
टिनतोtinato20
तिन्तोtinto20
Tinto in the Russian language
Тинтоtinto-

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