Margarito
given name · Latin script
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Margarito is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the Philippines than in any other country. Recorded meaning: forma masc. de Margarita.
- NINicaragua≈1 in 3.4K(inferred from the name graph)
- HNHonduras≈1 in 3.7K
- SVEl Salvador≈1 in 4.4K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Philippines (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 225 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 3.4K (inferred from the name graph)
≈14,000 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Nicaragua, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
forma masc. de Margarita
Sources 1
- Dicionário dos sobrenomes italianos
Attested across 10 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Margarito counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH Philippines | — | ≈14,000 est. | ≈1 in 8K | — | Margarito | 29 |
| US United States | — | 9,541 | 1 in 35K | 9.4K | Margarito | 225 |
| GT Guatemala | #349 | ≈3,300 est. | ≈1 in 5.1K | — | Margarito | 14 |
| HN Honduras | #285 | ≈2,500 est. | ≈1 in 3.7K | — | Margarito | 9 |
| KE Kenya | — | ≈2,200 est. | ≈1 in 25K | — | Margarito | 1 |
| NI Nicaragua | #239 | ≈1,800 est. | ≈1 in 3.4K | — | Margarito | 6 |
| SV El Salvador | #476 | ≈1,500 est. | ≈1 in 4.4K | — | Margarito | 12 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Margaritus of Brindisib. 1145ITnot in their usual nameSicilian admiral
- Margarito Bautistab. 1878MXNahua-Mexican evangelist
- Margarito Ramírezb. 1891MXMexican politician (1891-1979)
- Margarito Esparzab. 1936MXMexican actor, singer, songwriter, and director (1936-2016)
- Margarito Tevesb. 1943PHFilipino politician
- Margarito Cuéllarb. 1956MXMexican writer
- Margarito Salazar Cárdenasb. 1958MXMexican roman catholic bishop
- Margarito Fierrosb. 1967MXMexican politician
- Margarito Gonzálezb. 1979MXMexican footballer
- Margarito LunaMXactor, died 1977
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 31 sources across 17 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 560 | #39,281 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 538 | #43,268 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 292 | #63,812 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Margarito mean, and where does it come from?
- forma masc. de Margarita Recorded by Dicionário dos sobrenomes italianos.
- Is Margarito a male or female name?
- Margarito is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- In which country does Margarito have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 14 thousand people named Margarito in the Philippines, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled margarito.
- How common is the name Margarito?
- In the United States, the national register counted 9,541 people named Margarito in 2020, about 1 in 35 thousand residents.
- How common is Margarito compared with other names?
- In Nicaragua, Margarito is the 239th most common given name of 16,569 given names recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Margarito” — the 239th most common given name in Nicaragua. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.