Fateru Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fateru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fateru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3591:493,43424,703
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England51:11,143,612252,590
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Fateru (14) may also be a first name.

Fateru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fateru occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fateru? popularity and diffusion

Fateru is the 764,765th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Fateru live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name globally, borne by 14 people.

The last name Fateru is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 359 people, or 1 in 493,434. In Nigeria Fateru is most frequent in: Ogun, where 61 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Oyo, where 14 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Fateru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faterou9240/
Fatheru920/
Fasterud865/
Fataru8312/
Vateru8310/
Fatiru833/
Fatoru832/
Fautherru800/
Fatarru776/
Fatairu773/
Vaterau771/
Vatteru771/
Phateru771/
Fathiru770/
Fosterud7128/
Fataharu712/
Fosterau711/
Fetaru67116/
Vataru6717/
Voteru672/
Fetiru671/
Fotoru671/
Vatiru671/
Phataru6295/
Vaetoru6221/
Vatharu622/
Vattaru621/
Vaataru621/
Foutorou577/
Fottirou571/
Votaru502/
Vetaru501/

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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 Fateru
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis