Amatu Surname
Approximately 1,472 people bear this surname
Amatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 677 | 1:261,658 | 15,005 |
| India | 306 | 1:2,506,750 | 79,964 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Uganda | 109 | 1:358,159 | 23,337 |
| Indonesia | 49 | 1:2,698,963 | 156,404 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Amatu (1,726) may also be a first name.
Amatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amatu (Hindi: अमतु, Marathi: आमटू, Oriya: ଆମାତୁ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Amatu.
How Common Is The Last Name Amatu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 265,691st most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,950,778 people. The last name Amatu is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Amatu are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amatu is also the 184,777th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 1,726 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 677 people, or 1 in 261,658. In Nigeria Amatu is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 52 percent are found, Lagos, where 9 percent are found and Rivers, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Amatu exists in 21 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent are found and Ghana, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amatu in the Hindi language | ||
| अमतु | amatu | 60.78 |
| अमतू | amatu | 36.97 |
| आमतु | amatu | 1.12 |
| अमातु | amatu | 0.84 |
| आमतू | amatu | 0.28 |
| Amatu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆମାତୁ | amatu | 33.33 |
| ଆମଟୁ | amatu | 33.33 |
| ଅମତୁ | amatu | 33.33 |
| Amatu in the Marathi language | ||
| आमटू | amatu | 25 |
| आमटु | amatu | 16.67 |
| अमातु | amatu | 16.67 |
| अमतू | amatu | 16.67 |
| अमटु | amatu | 8.33 |
| भामटु | bhamatu | 8.33 |
| अमतु | amatu | 8.33 |
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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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- 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 Amatu
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