Dettu Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Dettu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dettu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Dettu (31) may also be a first name.

Dettu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dettu is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dettu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Dettu is primarily found in Africa, where 45 percent of Dettu live; 27 percent live in East Africa and 27 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 31 people.

This last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 26,449,839. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Papua, where 60 percent reside and West Sulawesi, where 40 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dettou911/
Detteu911/
Dettus911/
Detu891,153/
Dethtup832/
Dattu802,529/
Detup80290/
Dittu80170/
Destu80131/
Dethu8027/
Detus8027/
Detou8024/
Deutu8017/
Detuu806/
Detut805/
Dottu805/
Dhetu805/
Detuj805/
Dietu805/
Deetu805/
Detuy802/
Detui802/
Deitu802/
Deatu802/
Deteu802/
Detau802/
Detuz802/
Tdetu801/
Dejtu801/
Dittus731,958/
Deutou731,137/
Detout73389/
Detoux7381/
Dyttus7373/
Dethou7356/
Deitou7349/
Deastu7336/
Datthu7330/
Detaux7326/
Dhattu7319/
Deytou7313/
Dotthu7311/
Dattau7311/
Ddattu7310/
Detaut738/
Detouy737/
Detaup737/
Detoup735/
Dethus734/
Dietou734/
Deuteu733/
Deshtu733/
Deethu733/
Djttou732/
Destou732/
Detush731/
Dhottu731/
Detuch731/
Dhethu731/
Deetuy731/
Deetou731/
Destus731/
Detous731/
Dethau731/
Dettoe730/
Deetus730/
Deitus730/
Datu6721,759/
Ditu674,820/
Dotu67535/
Destout67122/
Detheux6770/
Dethouy6750/
Doittau6742/
Deuthou6710/
Destoup673/
Detouch672/
Doitteu672/
Detuydt672/
Destous671/
Daattou671/
Detusch671/
Destoux671/
Deteuts671/
Doththu671/
Destoud671/
Dittous670/

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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 Dettu
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