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

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

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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