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English
Etymology 1
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Noun
Kato pl (plural only)
- A particular group of Native American people in the United States.
Proper noun
Kato
- The language of that people.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Japanese 加藤 (Katō).
Proper noun
Kato (plural Katos)
- A surname from Japanese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kato is the 6,461st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5,257 individuals. Kato is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (60.24%) and White (22.77%) individuals.
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Proper noun
Kato
- Transliteration of name Cato.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 加藤 (Katō).
Proper noun
Kato m or f by sense
- a surname from Japanese
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kato m pers (female equivalent Katová)
- a male surname
Further reading
- “Kato”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024