Neto Surname
Approximately 493,657 people bear this surname
Neto Surname User-submission:
A Portuguese descriptive name, meaning "grandson".
Neto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 326,549 | 1:83 | 8 |
| Brazil | 105,432 | 1:2,030 | 201 |
| Mozambique | 26,573 | 1:1,026 | 245 |
| Portugal | 22,599 | 1:461 | 80 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2,555 | 1:69 | 7 |
| France | 2,063 | 1:32,197 | 3,921 |
| United States | 1,985 | 1:182,599 | 18,222 |
| Argentina | 738 | 1:57,918 | 4,918 |
| Spain | 570 | 1:82,021 | 7,042 |
| Canada | 472 | 1:78,063 | 8,764 |
| Indonesia | 362 | 1:365,329 | 31,419 |
| England | 361 | 1:154,344 | 14,649 |
| Ecuador | 309 | 1:51,475 | 4,789 |
| South Africa | 309 | 1:175,332 | 19,362 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Pakistan | 214 | 1:834,785 | 11,672 |
| Italy | 205 | 1:298,325 | 37,600 |
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| India | 186 | 1:4,124,007 | 110,764 |
| Venezuela | 136 | 1:222,089 | 5,775 |
| Chile | 125 | 1:140,932 | 4,923 |
| Switzerland | 124 | 1:66,233 | 8,050 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Tanzania | 97 | 1:545,790 | 34,985 |
| Belgium | 73 | 1:157,488 | 21,805 |
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| Papua New Guinea | 70 | 1:116,482 | 15,803 |
| Australia | 69 | 1:391,242 | 31,907 |
| Namibia | 66 | 1:36,506 | 5,148 |
| Israel | 61 | 1:140,289 | 14,966 |
| Germany | 58 | 1:1,388,025 | 86,120 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Netherlands | 39 | 1:433,005 | 44,158 |
| Uruguay | 39 | 1:87,994 | 8,905 |
| Mexico | 32 | 1:3,878,944 | 25,867 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| Paraguay | 26 | 1:278,336 | 4,605 |
| Iran | 21 | 1:3,656,311 | 102,225 |
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| East Timor | 16 | 1:75,996 | 145 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Albania | 12 | 1:242,838 | 14,515 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Cape Verde | 7 | 1:75,663 | 2,587 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Bolivia | 6 | 1:1,769,406 | 6,441 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Néto (9) & Ñeto (2) are calculated separately.
Neto (18,898) may also be a first name.
Neto Surname Meaning
Neto Demographics
Neto Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Neto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Neto (Arabic: نيتو, Bengali: নেতো, Hindi: नेतो, Marathi: नेटो) occurs most in Angola. It can also occur as a variant: Néto or Ñeto. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Neto? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,087th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,762 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Neto reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Neto is also the 39,458th most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 18,898 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Angola, where it is borne by 326,549 people, or 1 in 83. Not including Angola this surname is found in 118 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 21 percent live and Mozambique, where 5 percent live.
Neto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Neto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Neto surname rose 49,625 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Neto Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Neto last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Neto surname are 44.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.69% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Neto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 19.4% less than the national average, earning €24,205 per year; in South Africa they earn 54.99% more than the national average, earning R 368,316 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.65% less than the national average, earning $22,555,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.77% more than the national average, earning $45,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning $53,877 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Neto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Neto in the Bengali language | ||
| নেতো | neto | - |
| Neto in the Hindi language | ||
| नेतो | neto | 98.04 |
| नीटो | nito | 1.96 |
| Neto in the Marathi language | ||
| नेटो | neto | 91.67 |
| नेतो | neto | 3.79 |
| नॅटो | neto | 3.03 |
| Neto in the Arabic language | ||
| نيتو | nytw | - |
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