Ayatu Surname
Approximately 2,304 people bear this surname
Ayatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,429 | 1:123,963 | 8,134 |
| Malawi | 654 | 1:26,176 | 3,951 |
| India | 171 | 1:4,485,762 | 116,822 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ayatu (6,561) may also be a first name.
Ayatu Demographics
Ayatu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ayatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ayatu (Bengali: আয়াতু, Hindi: आयतू, Marathi: आयतु, Oriya: ଆୟତୁ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayatu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 184,200th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,162,997 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ayatu live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ayatu is also the 80,927th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 6,561 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,429 people, or 1 in 123,963. In Nigeria Ayatu is most common in: Kogi, where 49 percent reside, Adamawa, where 8 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 28 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
Ayatu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ayatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ayatu in the Bengali language | ||
| আয়াতু | ayatu | - |
| Ayatu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆୟତୁ | ayatu | 72.34 |
| ଅୟତୁ | ayatu | 25.53 |
| ଆୟାତୁ | ayatu | 2.13 |
| Ayatu in the Hindi language | ||
| आयतू | ayatu | 52.94 |
| आयतु | ayatu | 44.12 |
| अयतु | ayatu | 1.96 |
| आयतू़ | ayatu | 0.98 |
| Ayatu in the Marathi language | ||
| आयतु | ayatu | 47.01 |
| आयतू | ayatu | 21.64 |
| अयतु | ayatu | 20.9 |
| अयतू | ayatu | 7.46 |
| आयातु | ayatu | 2.24 |
| आयलू | ayalu | 0.75 |
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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 Ayatu
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