In the world, Mato (Mato 
, Мато 
, マト 
) is a common mostly male, but seldom girly given name. The first name Mato is characteristic of Croatia, where it is a common masculine name, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare principally male, but scarcely feminine name, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is quite a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Nigeria, Croatia, and India. Likewise, Mato is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Mato | Spain, Philippines, Croatia, Nigeria, India |
| Мато | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria |
| マト | Japan |
| มะโต | Thailand |
| mato benlić Roman Catholic bishop, BA (b. 1609) |
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mato vodopić Catholic bishop (1816-1893), HR (b. 1816) |
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mato topalović (b. 1812) |
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mato kósyk Sorbian poet, US (b. 1853) |
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mato celestin medović Croatian painter (1857-1920), BA (b. 1857) |
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| mato nowka DE (b. 1812) |
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mato lovrak Croatian writer for children, HR (b. 1899) |
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mato dukovac Croatian World War II fighter pilot, RS (b. 1918) |
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| mato ostojić (b. 1862) |
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mato damjanović Croatian chess grandmaster, HR (b. 1927) |
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| mato hanžeković HR (b. 1884) |
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| jaho mato politician (b. 1898) |
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| mato grković Croatian actor and writer, HR (b. 1898) |
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mato valtonen Finnish actor, FI (b. 1955) |
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| mato paljug (b. 1911) |
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