Alatu Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Alatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 110 | 1:1,610,389 | 60,100 |
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Alatu (159) may also be a first name.
Alatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alatu (Bengali: আলতু, Hindi: ालतू, Marathi: अलतु, Oriya: ଆଲଟୁ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alatu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alatu is the 1,353,468th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Alatu reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 727,628th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 159 people.
Alatu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 1,610,389. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 45 percent live, Sokoto, where 13 percent live and Abia, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 30 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alatu in the Bengali language | ||
| আলতু | alatu | - |
| Alatu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲଟୁ | alatu | 62.5 |
| ଆଲଟୁତାି | alatutai | 12.5 |
| ଆଳଟୂାରି | alatuari | 12.5 |
| ଆଲତୁ | alatu | 12.5 |
| Alatu in the Hindi language | ||
| ालतू | alatu | 50 |
| अलतू | alatu | 50 |
| Alatu in the Marathi language | ||
| अलतु | alatu | 33.33 |
| फ़ालतु | falatu | 33.33 |
| आलतू | alatu | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Alatu
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