Attu Surname

171,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Attu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Attu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,8701:14,4501,872
Nigeria3921:451,89523,088
India1391:5,518,456133,501
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
England81:6,964,757184,742
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Maldives21:202,0864,973
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Attu (1,309) may also be a first name.

Attu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Attu (Hindi: अत्तू, Marathi: आटटू) occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Attu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 171,190th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,896,481 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Attu are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 217,367th most widespread given name globally, borne by 1,309 people.

The last name Attu is most common in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,870 people, or 1 in 14,450. Besides Ghana this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Attu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Attu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Attu last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gattu8920,157/
Attou8916,023/
Hattu892,471/
Attuy89139/
Attuh8987/
Attus8946/
Attux8944/
Attui8943/
Attau8929/
Aittu892/
Atteu892/
Atthu891/
Auttu891/
Attut891/
Atu8611,293/
Hattou802,590/
Attout802,052/
Attoud80206/
Hattau80117/
Attaud8099/
Attuyt8032/
Gattau8019/
Gatthu8016/
Attahu8016/
Attouh8010/
Attouz808/
Gattou807/
Attous806/
Hattus804/
Aittou804/
Attuch804/
Hattut804/
Aattou804/
Attauh802/
Hattup801/
Gaattu801/
Attush801/
Atteue801/
Attuut801/
Atteus801/
Atthuy801/
Attuhy801/
Gatu754,742/
Atuğ752,282/
Atud752,103/
Ottu751,696/
Atup751,537/
Atuh751,239/
Atau751,136/
Atou751,127/
Hatu751,022/
Ettu75557/
Atut75547/
Autu75462/
Atus75452/
Astu75401/
Aitu75394/
Athu75357/
Atuu75346/
Ateu75299/
Atui75293/
Aytu75289/
Atuy75170/
Aatu7555/
Aetu7544/
Ajtu7519/
Atux7514/
Atuz759/
Eatu758/
Adtu754/
Ahtu751/
Attouch731,005/
Gaththu7317/
Hattouz7311/
Hahttui735/
Haettui734/
Hattout733/
Attouha732/
Attoutt731/
Gattouh731/
Attouii731/
Aittout731/
Ottou675,883/
Hatui675,543/
Gathu674,262/
Atout672,605/
Aitou671,176/
Aytuğ671,140/
Attoe67648/
Gottu67488/
Gatou67475/
Hatou67315/
Gaitu67236/
Hatud67226/
Adtud67171/
Astou67168/
Astuy67161/
Hastu67153/
Aithu67147/
Ahutu67147/
Gatui67145/
Aitau67144/
Aatou67142/
Aytuç67121/
Ottuh67111/
Gaatu67100/
Gatau6791/
Athau6781/
Attoo6778/
Ashtu6778/
Astut6772/
Hatut6770/
Hattoush6769/
Haatu6766/
Autut6763/
Hautu6757/
Autus6752/
Astui6747/
Haitu6746/
Athou6746/
Hatau6744/
Gaytu6742/
Athus6735/
Astau6726/
Aitui6725/
Aytup6724/
Ettuh6723/
Ataup6723/
Gautu6722/
Hadtu6722/
Authu6721/
Aistu6720/
Ahtou6720/
Atuch6717/
Autau6717/
Ahtuy6717/
Atauz6714/
Ataus6713/
Ahatu6713/
Hathu6712/
Eatus6712/
Atouh6712/
Aaytu6711/
Atuut6711/
Atahu6710/
Athuy6710/
Hatus679/
Atous679/
Atuph677/
Athui677/
Haytu677/
Eettu676/
Etteu676/
Atuss676/
Ottus676/
Atauu675/
Ataud675/
Aathu675/
Ateus675/
Aattouch675/
Hatuu674/
Aythu674/
Aitus674/
Atuis674/
Hattouch674/
Ateuh674/
Eastu673/
Austu673/
Ahtau673/
Ottau673/
Atheu673/
Astud673/
Atoud673/
Autou673/
Atusd673/
Hettu672/
Astup672/
Otttu672/
Hateu672/
Ataut672/
Aytou672/
Ettui672/
Heatu671/
Eatou671/
Aytuu671/
Gajtu671/
Achtu671/
Ahthu671/
Atoup671/
Atush671/
Auteu671/
Hatuh671/
Aastu671/
Edttu671/
Autui671/
Aytus671/
Asteu671/
Athuí671/
Ottuu671/
Aiteu671/
Aetau671/
Atouz671/
Astuz671/
Atauh671/
Atust671/
Atuid671/
Atuit671/
Aïtou671/
Aytuh671/
Atuhh671/
Aituh671/
Ahtuh671/
Adtau671/
Aatau671/
Atutp671/
Autud671/
Hatuy670/
Atuip670/
Hatup670/
Astus670/

Attu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Attu in the Marathi language
आटटूatatu50
अटटुatatu50
Attu in the Hindi language
अत्तूattu45.63
अटटूatatu21.36
अट्टूattu18.45
अत्तुattu10.68
अट़टूatatu0.97
अट््टुattu0.97
अटटुatatu0.97
अट्टुattu0.97

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