Bakatu Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Bakatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 113 | 1:468,510 | 32,208 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakatau | 92 | 25 | / |
| Bhakatu | 92 | 18 | / |
| Bakhatu | 92 | 9 | / |
| Bakatou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Baykatu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bakautu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bakaatu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bakaitus | 86 | 25 | / |
| Baikattu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Bakhatou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bakatuha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bhakatud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Baykattu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bhakatau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bakatgou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bokatu | 83 | 144 | / |
| Bakotu | 83 | 28 | / |
| Baketu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Bakhattou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Baiketu | 77 | 238 | / |
| Bhakotu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bekatui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakothu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bekatau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakoutou | 71 | 147 | / |
| Boukatou | 71 | 53 | / |
| Baicaitu | 71 | 15 | / |
| Vakkathu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Boikattu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Boketu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Bokotu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bocatu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boukhatou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beketu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boukatouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaikkathu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhekkattu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beickatou | 67 | 1 | / |
Bakatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bakatu in the Marathi language | ||
| बकटु | bakatu | 60 |
| बकटू | bakatu | 30 |
| बकतु | bakatu | 5 |
| बाकटू | bakatu | 5 |
| Bakatu in the Hindi language | ||
| बकतू | bakatu | 46 |
| बकतु | bakatu | 26 |
| बकाटू | bakatu | 20 |
| बकातू | bakatu | 4 |
| बकाटु | bakatu | 4 |
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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 Bakatu
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