All around the world, Ристо (Risto 
, Ристо 
, Cottin 
) is quite a rare masculine forename. The first name Ристо is habitual in Finland, where it is quite a common male name, North Macedonia, and Namibia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Finland, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, Ристо is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Risto | Finland, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, North Macedonia |
| Ристо | Russia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
| Cottin | Belgium, Germany, France, Canada, United States |
Ристо is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ricky Rapper , the main character in a series of children's fantasy books and comic strips by Sinikka Nopola and Tiina Nopola, Ricky Rapper.
| ристо бошковић ME (b. 1825) |
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ристо стијовић Yugoslav sculptor, ME (b. 1894) |
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| ристо ковачић Member of the Serbian Learned Society, ME (b. 1845) |
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| ристо василев кочев bulgarian revolutionary, MK (b. 1870) |
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ристо лозановски Macedonian academic, MK (b. 1925) |
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| ристо пророковић RS (b. 1869) |
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ристо врећа BA (b. 1920) |
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| ристо огненовиќ MK (b. 1870) |
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| ристо жерајић BA (b. 1874) |
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| ристо дуждевић тохољ BA (b. 1882) |
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ристо аврамовски Macedonian composer, MK (b. 1943) |
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| ристо милићевић BA (b. 1884) |
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| ристо крле Macedonian writer, MK (b. 1900) |
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ристо јачев MK (b. 1942) |
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| ристо ратковић writer and diplomat (b. 1903, d. 1954), ME (b. 1903) |
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