Bakatu Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bakatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1131:468,51032,208
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Bakatu (253) may also be a first name.

Bakatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bakatu (Hindi: बकतू, Marathi: बकटु) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bakatu is the 1,067,497th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Bakatu are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 560,146th most common forename throughout the world It is held by 253 people.

It is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 468,510. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 99 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 38 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakatau9225/
Bhakatu9218/
Bakhatu929/
Bakatou923/
Baykatu921/
Bakautu921/
Bakaatu921/
Bakaitus8625/
Baikattu865/
Bakhatou864/
Bakatuha862/
Bhakatud861/
Baykattu861/
Bhakatau861/
Bakatgou861/
Bokatu83144/
Bakotu8328/
Baketu8327/
Bakhattou806/
Baiketu77238/
Bhakotu773/
Bekatui771/
Bakothu771/
Bekatau771/
Bakoutou71147/
Boukatou7153/
Baicaitu7115/
Vakkathu716/
Boikattu713/
Boketu6755/
Bokotu6713/
Bocatu673/
Boukhatou673/
Beketu672/
Boukatouh671/
Vaikkathu671/
Bhekkattu671/
Beickatou671/

Bakatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bakatu in the Marathi language
बकटुbakatu60
बकटूbakatu30
बकतुbakatu5
बाकटूbakatu5
Bakatu in the Hindi language
बकतूbakatu46
बकतुbakatu26
बकाटूbakatu20
बकातूbakatu4
बकाटुbakatu4

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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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  • 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 Bakatu
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