Fatau Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Fatau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Solomon Islands | 17 | 1:34,119 | 6,789 |
| Ivory Coast | 12 | 1:1,922,603 | 35,802 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Fatau (661) may also be a first name.
Fatau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fatau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fatau (Bengali: ফটৌ, Hindi: फतऊ, Marathi: फतऊ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fatau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,967,751st most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Fatau are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 322,851st most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 661 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 35 percent are found, Oyo, where 31 percent are found and Ogun, where 25 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 19 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fatau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fatau in the Bengali language | ||
| ফটৌ | phatau | - |
| Fatau in the Marathi language | ||
| फतऊ | phata'u | 80 |
| फताऊ | phata'u | 20 |
| Fatau in the Hindi language | ||
| फतऊ | phata'u | 30 |
| फताऊ | phata'u | 30 |
| फताउ | phata'u | 20 |
| फटऊ | phata'u | 10 |
| फातौ | phatau | 10 |
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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 Fatau
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