Amitu Surname

155,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Amitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amitu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,6761:286,64616,260
Uganda1201:325,32721,922
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Amitu (511) may also be a first name.

Amitu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amitu (Bengali: অমিতু, Hindi: अमित, Marathi: अमीतु, Oriya: ଆମିତୁ, Russian: Амиту) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amitu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Amitu is the 155,495th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,586,070 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Amitu live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 374,142nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 511 people.

The surname Amitu is most common in India, where it is borne by 2,676 people, or 1 in 286,646. In India Amitu is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent are found. Apart from India this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamitu914,500/
Gamitu91567/
Amitus91145/
Amittu9116/
Amitou915/
Amithu914/
Ahmitu911/
Hamitou83732/
Gamitau8327/
Ahmitou8311/
Hamitui834/
Gamitou832/
Amittou831/
Asmitou831/
Hamithu831/
Ametu805,657/
Emitu801,017/
Amutu80224/
Omitu807/
Hamittou7799/
Ahmeitou7727/
Hammitou771/
Hamitous771/
Hamidtou771/
Ahmoitou771/
Ametus7338/
Amutau7320/
Amuthu7310/
Emietu7310/
Gametu738/
Amutuj737/
Hamutu736/
Ametou733/
Ammetu732/
Hametu731/
Emitui731/
Amuttu731/
Emeitu731/
Emittu731/
Amethu731/
Amuutu731/
Hamitouch7116/
Ahmeidtou712/
Amituhaja711/
Amittouch711/
Hamituits711/
Hamitouhe711/
Hametou6790/
Hamhutu6751/
Ameethu6734/
Ahmetou6718/
Hamethu673/
Hamuthu672/
Ametout671/
Ahmittouch671/
Emittou671/
Ahametu671/
Amgeetu671/
Ametoux671/
Ehmitou671/
Aimuthu671/
Ameteux670/

Amitu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amitu in the Bengali language
অমিতুamitu-
Amitu in the Oriya language
ଆମିତୁamitu50
ଅମିତୁamitu50
Amitu in the Marathi language
अमीतुamitu50
अिमतुaimatu50
Amitu in the Hindi language
अमितamita30.77
अमितुamitu23.08
अमितूamitu15.38
अमीतamita15.38
अमिताamita7.69
अमीतूamitu7.69
Amitu in the Russian language
Амитуamitu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amitu
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