Last name Pető (Peto 
, بيتو 
, Pető 
) , worldwide, is a common cognomen. The last name Pető is characteristic of Hungary, where it is quite a common surname, Albania, and Slovakia, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Hungary, Egypt, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much less frequently, Pető is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Peto | Hungary, Slovakia, Egypt, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| بيتو | Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Algeria |
| Pető | Romania, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom, United States |
| pető józsef Hungarian soldier (19th century), HU (b. 1801) |
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| pető dániel Hungarian soldier, HU (b. 1810) |
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pető ferenc Hungarian-American philosopher, HU (b. 1912) |
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| pető imre conductor, composer (1883-1944), HU (b. 1883) |
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| pető andrás Hungarian educator, HU (b. 1893) |
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pető iván Hungarian politician, HU (b. 1946) |
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| pető endre American Hungarian-born MD, HU (b. 1904) |
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mária pető Hungarian physicist from Romania, RO (b. 1964) |
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pető andrea Hungarian historian (born 1964), HU (b. 1964) |
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pető péter Hungarian football referee, HU (b. 1984) |
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| pető jános Hungarian artist (1940-2009), HU (b. 1940) |
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| pető mária Hungarian archaeologist (1941–2015), HU (b. 1941) |
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| lászló-sándor pető Hungarian pedagogue, RO (b. 1944) |
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| pető lászló Hungarian fencer, HU (b. 1948) |
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| pető györgy politician, HU (b. 1955) |
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Eni, Szimi, Szofi, Antal, Anita, Csaba, Bence, Béla, Kinga, Kitti, Panna, Petra, Ricsi, Réka, Dalma, Dóra, Gyuri, Gyula, Laura, Lajos, Lilla, Janos, Szabi, Stela, Márk, Magdi, Alex, Andi, Anna, Kata, Peti, Piri, Rita, Geri, Laci, Lili, Judit, Jani, Noii, Edit, Vivi, Viki, Imre, Zita, Zoé, Éva, Maria, Marci, Tomi, and Timea