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In all the world, Xato (Chato , Xato , Plattus ) is quite a rare epicene forename. The forename Xato is habitual in Guatemala, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Iraq, where it is a rare primarily masculine, but very seldom feminine name, and Georgia, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Pakistan, India, and Guatemala. Likewise, Xato is the last name as well as the forename.
Xato is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Chato , the fictional character from The Littlest Outlaw and Chato , the operatic character in the opera La púrpura de la rosa by Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco; a peasant.