Dinatu Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dinatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dinatu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3081:575,13927,820
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Dinatu (17,182) may also be a first name.

Dinatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dinatu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dinatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 832,284th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 21,950,440 people. Dinatu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dinatu are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 42,229th most widely held given name internationally, held by 17,182 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 575,139. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bauchi, where 23 percent live, Kaduna, where 19 percent live and Plateau, where 16 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Taiwan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dinatus923/
Dinatuu921/
Dingatu921/
Dinatou921/
Dinateu921/
Dionatou8615/
Dignatus8610/
Dainatou861/
Denatu8310/
Dunatu831/
Djnatu831/
Dinatoush801/
Denatus77197/
Dynatou771/
Denatau771/
Denastus711/
Dajnnatou671/
Denatoe621/
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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 Dinatu
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