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 is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Fateru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fateru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 764,765th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Fateru are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fateru is also the 3,024,661st most common given name throughout the world, held by 14 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 493,434. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 61 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Oyo, where 14 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Fateru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily 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
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