Ayatu Surname

184,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ayatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4291:123,9638,134
Malawi6541:26,1763,951
India1711:4,485,762116,822
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ayatu (6,561) may also be a first name.

Ayatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ayatu (Bengali: আয়াতু, Hindi: आयतू, Marathi: आयतु, Oriya: ଆୟତୁ) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayatu? popularity and diffusion

Ayatu is the 184,200th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,162,997 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ayatu are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ayatu is also the 80,927th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 6,561 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,429 people, or 1 in 123,963. In Nigeria Ayatu is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 49 percent are found, Adamawa, where 8 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 28 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Ayatu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ayatu last name is predominantly Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hayatu9124,030/
Ayatou91226/
Ayathu9135/
Ayatuy911/
Ayahtu911/
Aytu89289/
Hayatou836,671/
Hayathu83514/
Hayattu8317/
Hayatus8313/
Hayatau834/
Hayahtu831/
Gayatou831/
Ayattou831/
Hayatuh831/
Ahayatu831/
Aytuğ801,140/
Iyatu80965/
Ayitu80804/
Eyatu80530/
Aytuç80121/
Gaytu8042/
Ayetu8035/
Ayutu8025/
Aytup8024/
Ajatu8021/
Aaytu8011/
Ayotu809/
Haytu807/
Aiytu804/
Aythu804/
Oyatu803/
Aytou802/
Aiatu802/
Aytus801/
Aytuh801/
Aytuu801/
Uyatu801/
Hayattou772/
Ayitou73661/
Hajatu7334/
Ayithu7332/
Ayotuz7326/
Iyatou7326/
Eyattu7319/
Haytou7316/
Ayıtgu7313/
Haiytu736/
Ayuthu734/
Aytous734/
Yoatou733/
Hiyatu733/
Aihatu733/
Ayethu733/
Heyatu733/
Aaitui733/
Ayitui732/
Haiatu732/
Ayetou731/
Ayetut731/
Ayiotu731/
Ayietu731/
Hayetu731/
Ayoutu731/
Ayetuu731/
Ajatou731/
Ajatau731/
Ajadtu731/
Auiatu731/
Uyatui731/
Gaytou731/
Gaytau731/
Autu67462/
Aitu67394/
Ateu67299/
Ayudtud67177/
Yetu67152/
Hayatoo67122/
Aetu6744/
Ajtu6719/
Ahyatoo6716/
Eatu678/
Gayitou675/
Ayiotou675/
Ayattoo674/
Ayuthup674/
Hajatou673/
Uytu672/
Aihatou671/
Aaishtu671/
Ahjatou671/
Hiyatou671/
Ouyatou671/
Ayoutou671/
Oytu671/

Ayatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ayatu in the Bengali language
আয়াতুayatu-
Ayatu in the Oriya language
ଆୟତୁayatu72.34
ଅୟତୁayatu25.53
ଆୟାତୁayatu2.13
Ayatu in the Hindi language
आयतूayatu52.94
आयतुayatu44.12
अयतुayatu1.96
आयतू़ayatu0.98
Ayatu in the Marathi language
आयतुayatu47.01
आयतूayatu21.64
अयतुayatu20.9
अयतूayatu7.46
आयातुayatu2.24
आयलूayalu0.75

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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
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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 Ayatu
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