Iatu Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Iatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Romania21:10,038,93580,612

Iatu (318) may also be a first name.

Iatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iatu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Iatu.

How Common Is The Last Name Iatu? popularity and diffusion

Iatu is the 3,141,416th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Iatu reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 492,367th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 318 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Iatu is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 68 percent reside, Sokoto, where 29 percent reside and Yobe, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and Romania, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ijatu8921/
Iatau8912/
Giatu895/
Iatui894/
Jiatu893/
Ihatu893/
Hiatu891/
Iatud891/
Iathu891/
Iheatu8051/
Giatau8010/
Hijatu804/
Ihautu803/
Ajiatu802/
Jiatou801/
Giatou801/
Ihatou801/
Iataus801/
Hiatou801/
Ihatus801/
Jiatui801/
Jatu751,588/
Yatu751,199/
Iotu75391/
Eatu758/
Giatouh7383/
Haiyatu7321/
Ahijatu733/
Hiathus731/
Aiyatou731/
Jatau6729,484/
Jaitu67506/
Jattu67489/
Yatou67438/
Jatou67278/
Yağtu67143/
Yatui6770/
Jathu6759/
Yattu6750/
Jautu6749/
Jhatu6748/
Ajotu6742/
Yatau6734/
Yatup6720/
Yateu6718/
Geatu6717/
Ihotu6717/
Yatus6715/
Ijotu6714/
Jaatu6714/
Jatui6712/
Jaytu6711/
Gaiyatou6711/
Yatut6710/
Ayotu679/
Yathu677/
Jatut676/
Jatuh675/
Joitu675/
Jatus675/
Yastu675/
Giaty673/
Haiyatou673/
Jatup672/
Jatuu672/
Hiotu672/
Yatuy672/
Jateu672/
Yahtu672/
Iatoo671/
Jastu671/
Heatu671/
Jahtu671/
Eatou671/
Yaatu671/
Hyatu671/
Yatud671/

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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 Iatu
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