Haratu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Moldova

Haratu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Haratu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

The alternate forms: Hărătu (1) are calculated separately.

Haratu (457) may also be a first name.

Haratu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Haratu (Hindi: हरतु, Marathi: हरटु, Oriya: ହରତୁ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Hărătu. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Haratu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Haratu are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 399,588th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 457 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 67 percent live, Kogi, where 22 percent live and Sokoto, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Haratu occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 15 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haratau92152/
Haratou9234/
Hairatu9234/
Haratus9228/
Haaratu9218/
Kharatu925/
Hauratu924/
Aharatu921/
Hasratu921/
Aratu9136/
Hărătu891/
Khairatu8621/
Hairatou864/
Harratou861/
Aharatou861/
Kharatau861/
Harastus861/
Argatu83811/
Arastu83284/
Arattu83215/
Aratus8380/
Jaratu8334/
Aratau8327/
Garatu8324/
Asratu8316/
Auratu8311/
Aratou837/
Airatu836/
Arhatu834/
Heratu833/
Arautu832/
Earatu831/
Aratuz831/
Charaatou801/
Arastus77264/
Horatau77113/
Aratuha7724/
Auratus7716/
Arastou778/
Charotu778/
Araytou778/
Airatou778/
Jaratou777/
Kharotu775/
Hareitu774/
Earathu773/
Garatou772/
Jaaratu772/
Garatui772/
Aerathu772/
Gargatu771/
Aratous771/
Arratou771/
Arzatou771/
Choratu771/
Arató731,081/
Aretu73159/
Arotu73153/
Eratu7334/
Oratu731/
Houratou7131/
Kharothu711/
Chatrotu711/
Gahratou711/
Horaitou711/
Haroutou711/
Ayratuha711/
Arahatou711/
Horatuis711/
Choraitou6770/
Aruotu6746/
Hourratou6727/
Erattu6723/
Oratou6716/
Orastu678/
Erathu676/
Aroutu673/
Ouratu672/
Aratoo671/
Jarotu671/
Earotu671/
Airotu671/
Arothu671/
Heretu671/
Airetu671/
Oratus671/
Areteu671/
Charoutou671/
Aretau671/
Eraitu671/
Horotu671/
Houreatou671/

Haratu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Haratu in the Oriya language
ହରତୁharatu-
Haratu in the Marathi language
हरटुharatu-
Haratu in the Hindi language
हरतुharatu68.63
हरतूharatu27.45
हरटूharatu3.92

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Haratu
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