Eyatu Surname

589,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Eyatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eyatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5221:74,7888,182
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Eyatu (29) may also be a first name.

Eyatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eyatu has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eyatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 589,215th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,750,087 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Eyatu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Eyatu is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name on earth, borne by 29 people.

Eyatu is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 522 people, or 1 in 74,788. In Uganda it is most common in: Soroti District, where 39 percent are found, Amuria District, where 27 percent are found and Serere District, where 13 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyattu9119/
Heyatu913/
Eatu898/
Ayatu802,304/
Iyatu80965/
Eyotu80235/
Eyutu80179/
Eyetu80173/
Ejatu8021/
Geatu8017/
Eatus8012/
Oyatu803/
Eastu803/
Uyatu801/
Eatou801/
Heatu801/
Hayatu7324,030/
Ayatou73226/
Eastup73154/
Eastus73127/
Eyatoe7355/
Iheatu7351/
Ayathu7335/
Iyatou7326/
Eyettu7312/
Oheatu737/
Yoatou733/
Hiyatu733/
Eyootu732/
Heatus731/
Ejatou731/
Uyatui731/
Ayahtu731/
Ayatuy731/
Heatui731/
Hayatou676,671/
Eitu67929/
Hayathu67514/
Autu67462/
Aitu67394/
Ateu67299/
Aytu67289/
Yetu67152/
Eutu67135/
Eetu6771/
Aetu6744/
Ajtu6719/
Hayattu6717/
Hayatus6713/
Hayatau674/
Easteus674/
Heyitou672/
Uytu672/
Ayattou671/
Ejtu671/
Hiyatou671/
Hehatou671/
Ouyatou671/
Gayatou671/
Easthau671/
Oetu671/
Ietu671/
Hayahtu671/
Hayatuh671/
Ahayatu671/
Oytu671/
Heastus670/

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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
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  • 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 Eyatu
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