Datu Surname

24,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Datu Surname User-submission:

The Datu surname means 'rich'. Datu is also a title held by village chieftains.

Datu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines12,9961:7,790708
Indonesia6,1521:21,4972,605
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
United States4551:796,61361,475
Malaysia3831:77,0085,496
Nigeria2961:598,45528,689
Thailand2771:255,01243,365
India2271:3,379,14397,272
Romania1061:189,41419,163
Canada631:584,85148,473
Singapore471:117,1854,783
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England171:3,277,533109,658
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Guam121:13,3432,098
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Marshall Islands41:12,9551,460
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Datu (22,493) may also be a first name.

Datu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Datu surname means 'rich'. Datu is also a title held by village chieftains.

- alfonsodatu

Datu Last Name Facts

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

Datu (Bengali: দাতু, Georgian: დათუ, Hindi: दतु, Marathi: दतु, Oriya: ଡାଟୁ, Russian: Дату, Tibetan: མདའ་ཀྲུགས།) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Datu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Datu is the 24,815th most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 334,921 people. The surname Datu is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Datu live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 34,603rd most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 22,493 people.

The surname Datu is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 12,996 people, or 1 in 7,790. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 39 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 13 percent are found and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 11 percent are found. Barring The Philippines Datu is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 28 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found.

Datu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Datu last name are 7.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.58% registered with the party.

The amount Datu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.32% more than the national average, earning $50,624 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.75% more than the national average, earning $51,544 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Datau895,043/
Dattu892,529/
Datus891,536/
Dathu89255/
Datou89231/
Dastu89203/
Datui8969/
Dateu8968/
Datut8961/
Datud8954/
Dhatu8949/
Dautu8927/
Datup8922/
Daitu8917/
Datuu8915/
Daatu8914/
Ddatu896/
Datuz896/
Datuy893/
Deatu892/
Datuh892/
Dadtu891/
Dahatu80265/
Dastou8088/
Dathup8063/
Dattus8048/
Daathu8036/
Deastu8036/
Datuup8035/
Datthu8030/
Dashtu8022/
Dathus8020/
Dhattu8019/
Dhathu8018/
Dattau8011/
Dathuy8011/
Ddattu8010/
Datush808/
Datahu804/
Dastus804/
Daitou803/
Datauh803/
Dathou803/
Dautou802/
Daatou802/
Dautau802/
Hdatau801/
Dhaitu801/
Datous801/
Dattou801/
Dattuu801/
Dasthu801/
Dathau801/
Dastuz801/
Daitus801/
Dateup801/
Detu751,153/
Dotu75535/
Dató751/
Dastous73576/
Dashtou7346/
Datoush7322/
Datusch7315/
D'Astou733/
Dastout733/
Dattous732/
Dahatou732/
Dathout731/
Dastoup731/
Dastoux731/
Dathoud731/
Dahateu731/
Daattou731/
Datthup731/
Dotou676,300/
D'Astous671,265/
Datoo67976/
Dostu67250/
Dothu67151/
Datoe6751/
Doutu6739/
Dethu6727/
Deutu6717/
Dettu6711/
Doteu6710/
Daheytou679/
Dottu675/
Dhetu675/
Detuj675/
Dotus675/
Deetu675/
Dootu674/
Detui672/
Detuy672/
Deitu672/
Deteu672/
Detau672/
Dhotu671/
D'Astout671/
Duitu671/
Tdetu671/
Dahaytou671/
Dahtoush671/
Duotu671/

Datu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Datu in the Georgian language
დათუdatu-
Datu in the Bengali language
দাতুdatu-
Datu in the Oriya language
ଡାଟୁdatu57.78
ଦାତୁdatu17.78
ଦାଟୁdatu15.56
ଡାତୁdatu4.44
ଡାଟୂdatu2.22
ଡଟୁdatu2.22
Datu in the Marathi language
दतुdatu55.27
दतूdatu34.54
दातुdatu4.42
दत्dat2.36
दातूdatu1.57
दाटुdatu0.79
दाटूdatu0.57
दटुdatu0.13
डातुdatu0.04
डतुdatu0.04
Datu in the Hindi language
दतुdatu54.13
दातूdatu19.27
दातुdatu9.17
दतूdatu8.26
दटूdatu2.75
दटुdatu2.75
डाटूdatu1.83
डातूdatu0.92
डटूdatu0.92
Datu in the Tibetan language
མདའ་ཀྲུགས།datruk50
དྲ་ཀྲུ་dratru50
Datu in the Russian language
Датуdatu-

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