Cato Surname

25,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Cato Surname Definition:

(Latin) Sagacious [from Latin cat-us]

Cato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,3961:31,8063,976
Ghana2,3551:11,4741,518
England1,4651:38,0334,947
Philippines1,0121:100,03817,461
Australia5021:53,7766,623
Sweden4811:20,4711,705
South Africa4611:117,52213,988
Jamaica4021:7,139852
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3551:31760
Trinidad and Tobago3431:3,977659
Somalia2941:45,7552,122
Brazil2841:753,78327,485
Canada2731:134,96613,971
New Zealand2511:18,0413,160
Guyana2131:3,579650
Grenada2101:517102
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Mexico981:1,266,59414,898
France601:1,107,045119,335
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Thailand461:1,535,616206,021
Denmark451:125,43811,414
Wales371:83,6366,963
Venezuela351:862,97413,724
Barbados321:8,983725
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Saint Lucia151:11,9191,145
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Norway101:514,22941,629
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Bosnia and Herzegovina81:442,05013,608
India81:95,883,173728,828
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Curaçao41:39,312638
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
China21:683,660,78330,601
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tonga11:107,313791
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3931:62,0247,207
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6951:29,6283,603

The alternate forms: Cató (4), Catò (2), Cáto (1) & Catô (1) are calculated separately.

Cato (5,139) may also be a first name.

Cato Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Latin) Sagacious [from Latin cat-us]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An old German name. Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Catot or Escatot, in Normandy. Robert Catot, 1165, held one fee in Normandy (Feod. Norm. Duchesne). Hugh de Estcatot was of Salop, 1189 (Rot. Pip.), Hamond and Hugh de Asketot occur 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

Cato Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cato is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Cató, Catò, Cáto or Catô. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cato? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cato is the 25,450th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 344,012 people. Cato occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Cato reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cato is also the 94,570th most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 5,139 people.

Cato is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 11,396 people, or 1 in 31,806. In The United States Cato is most numerous in: Georgia, where 17 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 96 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 11 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Cato Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cato has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cato last name increased 672 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 373 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cato Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Cato surname are 11.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Cato earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.1% more than the national average, earning 394,863 kr per year; in Peru they earn 4.34% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,544 per year; in South Africa they earn 58.09% more than the national average, earning R 375,684 per year; in United States they earn 5.32% less than the national average, earning $40,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $49,133 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cató924/
Catò922/
Cáto921/
Catô921/
Casto8912,663/
Catto895,190/
Caito891,761/
Catoy891,284/
Catot89496/
Catoi89312/
Cauto89255/
Caato89198/
Catho89131/
Cayto89112/
Catos8957/
Catop8936/
Catod8923/
Catoh8920/
Ccato8911/
Catou898/
Catoo894/
Catoa892/
Ceato891/
Cahto891/
Cattoi80725/
Castos80543/
Catois80331/
Cathou80159/
Castot80143/
Castoo80140/
Causto8058/
Caisto8033/
Cattoz8019/
Chhato8018/
Castto806/
Castou805/
Castoy805/
Cautto805/
Catooa804/
Catosh804/
Cattos802/
Caytop802/
Caitos802/
Cathot801/
Cattoo801/
Casdto801/
Ceatto801/
Cahato801/
Caitou801/
Caitoy801/
Caytos801/
Cautos801/
Catgoy801/
Cathoz801/
Catoux801/
Cattot801/
Cattoï801/
Castoi801/
Castop801/
Ckauto801/
Cathoo801/
Cattoh801/
Ceatoo801/
Catoss800/
Kato751,063,748/
Coto7533,624/
Cata759,209/
Qato751,357/
Catà7541/
Catá7513/
Côto752/
Cathoud7381/
Cattoux7358/
Cahatoy7312/
Catoosh7310/
Castoux739/
Cathoth737/
Catouch734/
Cattoch731/
Cauthoy731/
Cattouh731/
Cautoux731/
Cataowa731/
Cattois731/
Cathout730/
Castous730/
Cheatto730/
Couto67121,117/
Cotto6712,282/
Casta6710,675/
Kaito677,387/
Katto676,757/
Caita674,911/
Coito673,522/
Catap673,229/
Khato673,115/
Cotoi672,920/
Cotos672,536/
Costo671,754/
Katoa671,517/
Catta671,390/
Katoh671,388/
Katoo671,152/
Katou671,127/
Katho671,011/
Katoi67978/
Ccoto67875/
Catau67365/
Kaato67309/
Catas67306/
Catad67300/
Catat67224/
Kauto67215/
Catha67192/
Cotot67157/
Cauta67153/
Katoj67123/
Katuo67114/
Cotoa67103/
Katoy67101/
Quato67100/
Coyto6794/
Qatoh6785/
Cotho6773/
Cataa6758/
Cotop6757/
Cotoy6747/
Kayto6746/
Cuoto6743/
Ceata6740/
Cayta6720/
Cotoz6719/
Keato6717/
Cotat6717/
Kahto6716/
Caata6715/
Qatho6714/
Qatto6713/
Cattò6713/
Cateu6712/
Cotou679/
Katoč677/
Qasto676/
Qatos676/
Catah674/
Kadto674/
Cataz673/
Cattó673/
Ceyto672/
Cahta672/
Cooto672/
Kkato672/
Qaito672/
Kgato672/
Catga671/
Cauthois671/
Cotod671/
Cotoo671/
Ckata671/
Caitá671/
Ceito671/
Kazto671/
Kcata671/
Katoś671/
Kajto671/
Qaato671/
Qatoo671/
Cajta671/
Qadto671/
Cauthout670/

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