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Family name Cleto (Cleto , Клето , كليتو) , around the world, is a common surname. The surname Cleto is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a common surname, Nicaragua, where it is quite a rare surname, and Mexico. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Mexico, Brazil, and Philippines. Likewise, Cleto is the forename as well as the last name.