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 surname Iatu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iatu is the 3,141,416th most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Iatu are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iatu is also the 492,367th most widely held given name globally, borne by 318 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Iatu is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 68 percent live, Sokoto, where 29 percent live and Yobe, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live and Romania, where 5 percent live.

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
  • 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 Iatu
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