Adatu Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Adatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1001:390,39324,666
Philippines651:1,557,511106,526
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Adatu (501) may also be a first name.

Adatu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adatu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Adatu (Marathi: आडतु, Oriya: ଅଡତୁ) is found most in Uganda. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Adatu.

How Common Is The Last Name Adatu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,222,957th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Adatu reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 378,831st most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 501 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 390,393. In Uganda Adatu is mostly found in: Soroti District, where 49 percent live, Amuria District, where 20 percent live and Serere District, where 14 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 34 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Addatu911,660/
Adeatu9127/
Adaitu9112/
Adatou918/
Hadatu917/
Adatus914/
Adateu911/
Adattu911/
Adatui911/
Adaatu911/
Audatu911/
Adatau911/
Gaudatu834/
Adgattu833/
Hadatou832/
Gadatou831/
Addatou831/
Adetu801,408/
Adotu80690/
Edatu80298/
Odatu803/
Haidautu77123/
Addgattu775/
Eadgattu773/
Aiddatou772/
Adddatou771/
Aidhatou771/
Adothu7381/
Edeatu7324/
Edattu7324/
Adeetu735/
Aadotu735/
Adoutu733/
Adatoe732/
Odaatu732/
Adoetu732/
Adettu732/
Ajdotu731/
Edaitu731/
Edatou731/
Gadotu731/
Addotu731/
Adottu731/
Odatus731/
Adatoo731/
Hodatu731/
Adeitu731/
Adeutu731/
E'Datu731/
Gaddgattu713/
Goddatu677/
Aadothu675/
Adettuu673/
Gadgotu673/
Ahadotu671/
Addotuy671/

Adatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adatu in the Oriya language
ଅଡତୁadatu-
Adatu in the Marathi language
आडतुadatu33.33
अडतुadatu33.33
आडतूadatu33.33

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Adatu
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