Latu Surname
Approximately 8,367 people bear this surname
Latu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonga | 2,697 | 1:40 | 1 |
| Indonesia | 881 | 1:150,113 | 14,756 |
| India | 797 | 1:962,441 | 41,075 |
| United States | 739 | 1:490,472 | 41,410 |
| Romania | 526 | 1:38,171 | 4,863 |
| Papua New Guinea | 443 | 1:18,406 | 1,852 |
| Fiji | 440 | 1:2,033 | 307 |
| New Zealand | 397 | 1:11,406 | 1,986 |
| France | 268 | 1:247,846 | 38,285 |
| Australia | 245 | 1:110,187 | 12,273 |
| Samoa | 243 | 1:798 | 243 |
| Moldova | 173 | 1:20,586 | 3,474 |
| Nigeria | 143 | 1:1,238,761 | 49,638 |
| Russia | 56 | 1:2,573,626 | 147,394 |
| American Samoa | 47 | 1:1,186 | 177 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Chile | 30 | 1:587,216 | 14,299 |
| Ukraine | 26 | 1:1,750,873 | 130,688 |
| Tanzania | 22 | 1:2,406,437 | 48,353 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Japan | 20 | 1:6,392,215 | 41,807 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
The alternate forms: Latú (1) & Lātū (1) are calculated separately.
Latu (12,557) may also be a first name.
Latu Demographics
Average Latu Salary in
United States
$41,609 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Latu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Latu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Latu (Bengali: লাতু, Hindi: लटू, Marathi: लटू, Oriya: ଲାଟୁ, Russian: Лату, Tibetan: ལྷ་ཀྲུ།) is most common in Tonga. It can appear in the variant forms: Latú or Lātū. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Latu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Latu is the 60,232nd most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 870,987 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 55 percent of Latu live; 47 percent live in Oceania Islands and 36 percent live in Polynesia. Latu is also the 52,529th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 12,557 people.
It is the most widely held surname in one country:Tonga, where 32 percent live. Latu is most commonly occurring in Tonga, where it is carried by 2,697 people, or 1 in 40. Not including Tonga this surname exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.
Latu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Latu surname are 10.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.02% being registered to vote for the party.
Latu earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% less than the national average, earning $41,609 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Latu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Latu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལྷ་ཀྲུ། | lhatru | 66.67 |
| ལག་ཀྲུག་ | laktruk | 33.33 |
| Latu in the Bengali language | ||
| লাতু | latu | 44.44 |
| লতু | latu | 40.74 |
| লাটু | latu | 7.41 |
| লটু | latu | 7.41 |
| Latu in the Marathi language | ||
| लटू | latu | 42.73 |
| लटु | latu | 32.56 |
| लाटू | latu | 5.81 |
| लतु | latu | 4.94 |
| लाटु | latu | 4.65 |
| लतू | latu | 3.2 |
| लातू | latu | 3.2 |
| लातु | latu | 2.03 |
| लेाटू | leatu | 0.29 |
| लेाटु | leatu | 0.29 |
| लठू | lathu | 0.29 |
| Latu in the Hindi language | ||
| लटू | latu | 39.41 |
| लटु | latu | 35.54 |
| लतु | latu | 8.43 |
| लतू | latu | 5.47 |
| लाटू | latu | 5.01 |
| लता | lata | 1.59 |
| लातु | latu | 1.37 |
| लाटु | latu | 1.37 |
| लटू़ | latu | 0.23 |
| लातू | latu | 0.23 |
| लताु | latau | 0.23 |
| लट्ु | latu | 0.23 |
| Latu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାଟୁ | latu | 39.19 |
| ଲତୁ | latu | 32.43 |
| ଲଟୁ | latu | 14.86 |
| ଲାତୁ | latu | 13.51 |
| Latu in the Russian language | ||
| Лату | latu | - |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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