Batu Surname

16,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Batu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Batu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11,4451:6,455772
Indonesia6,8721:19,2452,343
Turkey4,6081:16,8882,049
Ethiopia4,1851:23,3092,960
India2,7251:281,49216,007
Philippines9731:104,04818,080
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
Nigeria3101:571,42827,680
Malaysia3011:97,9876,750
Brazil1571:1,363,53146,236
Romania1531:131,22814,297
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Papua New Guinea1511:53,9986,838
Australia1321:204,51319,950
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
China991:13,811,329820
Hungary601:163,60514,496
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Afghanistan351:918,6629,049
England311:1,797,35772,927
Solomon Islands261:22,3094,345
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Liberia221:200,38813,260
Singapore171:323,98313,856
France171:3,907,219231,005
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Northern Cyprus111:29,0016,098
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Batú (2) & Bâtu (1) are calculated separately.

Batu (20,324) may also be a first name.

Batu Last Name Facts

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

Batu (Arabic: باتو, Bengali: বতু, Georgian: ბათუ, Hindi: बाटू, Marathi: बाटु, Oriya: ବଟୁ, Tibetan: བ་ཀྲུ་) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Batú or Bâtu. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Batu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Batu is the 16,510th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 216,885 people. Batu occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Batu live; 34 percent live in Central Africa and 34 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Batu is also the 37,354th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 20,324 people.

The surname Batu is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 11,445 people, or 1 in 6,455. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Turkey, where 14 percent are found.

Batu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Batu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Batu last name grew 10,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Batu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Batu last name are 10.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64% registered with the political party.

The amount Batu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.94% less than the national average, earning R 33,420 per year and in United States they earn 50.62% more than the national average, earning $64,992 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Batú922/
Bâtu921/
Battu8929,096/
Bhatu894,960/
Batou892,552/
Bathu891,863/
Batut891,811/
Baitu89850/
Baetu89522/
Batau89405/
Batus89219/
Beatu89187/
Baştu89183/
Batuy89176/
Bautu89175/
Bastu8984/
Baatu8963/
Batud8953/
Batuu8944/
Bateu8944/
Batui8939/
Batuh8925/
Batup8916/
Baytu8913/
Batuz896/
Bahtu892/
Batuś892/
Batuj891/
Batgu891/
Badtu891/
Baştuğ808,463/
Beatus807,631/
Bhattu806,606/
Battut801,642/
Battou801,197/
Bateup80915/
Batout80388/
Baitup80280/
Bastus80280/
Bataus80231/
Baytuz80200/
Batoux80154/
Baitou80106/
Bastou8085/
Baytut8084/
Baitus8060/
Battau8055/
Bahutu8054/
Baethu8051/
Bajtus8044/
Batteu8035/
Baytus8034/
Baathu8033/
Batheu8026/
Bhatau8024/
Battuz8023/
Baytuş8022/
Baithu8021/
Bhathu8020/
Bhatud8019/
Batahu8019/
Battus8017/
Batthu8016/
Beathu8012/
Baatau8012/
Bateux8012/
Bhatuu8011/
Bauthu809/
Batush809/
Bathau809/
Batauz809/
Batoup808/
Bathuu808/
Bhatui808/
Battuu807/
Battuy807/
Bautau807/
Batuch807/
Batuhe807/
Bhatut806/
Bathou806/
Baituj806/
Baytuğ806/
Bateus805/
Bastau805/
Baattu804/
Baatou804/
Bashtu803/
Batuis803/
Bahatu803/
Bastuz803/
Batous803/
Batouz803/
Bataud803/
Baitau802/
Bahtou802/
Baïtou802/
Baytou802/
Beatou802/
Bathus802/
Batouh802/
Baytup801/
Batuit801/
Batohu801/
Bajtuš801/
Bhaitu801/
Bhaatu801/
Bhautu801/
Beahtu801/
Bhatuj801/
Bhatup801/
Bhatuy801/
Baetau801/
Baitui801/
Batutt801/
Battud801/
Batu's801/
Bauteu801/
Bautou801/
Bataup801/
Bastut801/
Ba'atu801/
Beatuy801/
Bhatou801/
Beatup800/
Baatus800/
Baituh800/
Betu7535,282/
Watu753,691/
Botu753,190/
Vatu751,527/
Bató75661/
Uatu754/
Batteux731,586/
Baatout73721/
Battauz73521/
Baatouh73462/
Bahtout73346/
Bastouh73222/
Baytout73170/
Baztout73109/
Battheu7391/
Battaus7343/
Bathaus7336/
Baytush7335/
Bhathud7326/
Batault7318/
Bhatthu7314/
Battout7313/
Batouch739/
Bauthus737/
Basthus737/
Bhattud736/
Bhataut735/
Bahatus735/
Bastout735/
Bastoux734/
Batheus734/
Bhatheu734/
Bhattuu733/
Bhaattu733/
Bahatou733/
Bathauz733/
Bhattui732/
Batheux732/
Baitouh732/
Bathous731/
Beattus731/
Batthus731/
Batuich731/
Bhattau731/
Bhauthu731/
Bachteu731/
Bachthu731/
Baatuch731/
Beattou731/
Baâtout731/
Bhatuid731/
Bhatuis731/
Bhatuit731/
Bhatahu731/
Bahtous731/
Bahtouï731/
Baithui731/
Beautou731/
Battuch731/
Bathoud731/
Bastouj731/
Bastous731/
Bachtou731/
Baattou731/
Baaytou731/
Baaitou731/
Battouy731/
Baitout731/
Beatout731/
Bathush731/
Bayteup730/
Bathust730/
Bassthu730/
Battaux730/
Batusch730/
Botou673,672/
Bottu673,514/
Watou671,414/
Bethu671,109/
Boutu671,034/
Bathó67813/
Bettu67672/
Wattu67507/
Batoe67505/
Mpatu67461/
Vatui67363/
Vatau67333/
Batoo67259/
Vathu67245/
Wathu67227/
Bothu67218/
Battault67209/
Battouch67175/
Wateu67151/
Botau67147/
Vattu67133/
Vatou67120/
Betau6795/
Vaitu6787/
Bootu6783/
Watau6781/
Huatu6777/
Bhetu6775/
Bhotu6759/
Vatus6754/
Boitu6752/
Boteu6750/
Waitu6743/
Beteu6740/
Vatut6736/
Botui6729/
Weatu6729/
Vuatu6727/
Botuz6725/
Vastu6724/
Botus6722/
Whatu6715/
Beetu6715/
Watui6714/
Vajtu6714/
Vaatu6712/
Wautu6710/
Battó6710/
Bodtu679/
Beitu677/
Betui677/
Battù677/
Behtu676/
Waatu676/
Vhatu675/
Vatud675/
Vautu675/
Battú674/
Betuh674/
Batthaus673/
Bétou673/
Baattout672/
Wahtu672/
Buitu672/
Hwatu671/
Bathouth671/
Bashtush671/
Beutu671/
Baatouch671/
Bgotu671/
Uatau671/
Watuś671/
Vatup671/
Bostu671/
Bhatauph671/
Baitouch671/
Baitó671/
Battheus671/
Baatoush671/
B'Astous671/
Botuy671/
Buotu671/
Wadtu671/
Bautthus670/

Batu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Batu in the Georgian language
ბათუbatu98.68
ბატუbatu1.32
Batu in the Hindi language
बाटूbatu53.68
बाटुbatu17.01
बटूbatu5.89
बतूbatu5.74
बटुbatu5.15
बतुbatu3.46
बटुआbatu'a3.39
बातूbatu3.31
बातुbatu1.62
Batu in the Oriya language
ବଟୁbatu53.03
ବାଟୁbatu39.94
ବାତୁbatu1.76
ବତୁbatu1.37
ବଟୂbatu0.98
ବାଟୂbatu0.78
ବଡୁbadu0.2
ବଟbata0.1
ବାବୁbabu0.1
Batu in the Bengali language
বতুbatu40
বটুbatu40
বাতুbatu20
Batu in the Marathi language
बाटुbatu35.98
बाटूbatu32.04
बटुbatu13.13
बटूbatu12.76
बातुbatu2.53
बातूbatu1.31
बतुbatu0.8
बतूbatu0.61
भटूbhatu0.38
भटुbhatu0.23
बंटूbantu0.09
बंटुbantu0.05
बठूbathu0.05
भाटूbhatu0.05
Batu in the Tibetan language
བ་ཀྲུ་batru20
སྦ་ཀྲུགས།batruk20
བྷ་སྤྲུ།bhatru20
བཱ་ཀྲུག།batruk20
བ་ཀྲུ།batru20
Batu in the Arabic language
باتوbatw-

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