Throughout the world, Lato (Lato 
, Лато 
, לאטו 
) is quite a common largely masculine, but uncommonly girly first name. The first name Lato is characteristic of Cameroon, where it is a rare male name, India, where it is a rare dominantly masculine, but uncommonly feminine name, and Bulgaria, where it is a rare masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, Nigeria, and Indonesia. Also, Lato is the last name as well as the forename.