Letu Surname

277,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Letu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Letu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo4201:17,2575,159
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
India2351:3,264,10895,059
Romania1131:177,68018,230
France621:1,071,334116,831
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Moldova371:96,25311,707
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

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

Letu (4,570) may also be a first name.

Letu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Letu (Hindi: लेटू, Marathi: लेतु, Oriya: େଲତୁ, Russian: Лету, Tibetan: ལི་ཀྲུ་) has its highest incidence in Togo. It may occur in the variant forms: Letü. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Letu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 277,488th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,220,305 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Letu live; 31 percent live in West Africa and 31 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Letu is also the 101,628th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 4,570 people.

This last name is most widespread in Togo, where it is held by 420 people, or 1 in 17,257. Excluding Togo it is found in 33 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.

Letu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Letu are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Letu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.52% more than the national average, earning $47,257 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letü921/
Letou89685/
Letus89614/
Lethu89504/
Lettu89373/
Letau89206/
Leutu8961/
Letui8940/
Leatu8925/
Leitu899/
Laetu898/
Lietu895/
Leteu893/
Letuu892/
Letup891/
Letuz891/
Letuh891/
Letud891/
Letut891/
Lettau802,548/
Lethuy80289/
Letoux80192/
Letaut8094/
Leutou8086/
Letout8070/
Lestus8068/
Leatou8052/
Lettus8046/
Leteux8044/
Leytus8039/
Lestou8036/
Leuteu8029/
Letush8025/
Leetus8024/
Letaux8022/
Leitus8019/
Lestau8016/
Leitud8015/
Liettu8013/
Leteus8011/
Letaud809/
Leituz806/
Letouz804/
Letheu804/
Letust804/
Lethus803/
Leitau803/
Lheatu803/
Lethau802/
Letous802/
Letuch801/
Leitou801/
Leatus801/
Leethu801/
Lehetu801/
L'Etau801/
Leutau801/
Lestud801/
Leytou801/
Leetou801/
Leetup801/
Latu758,367/
Litu755,860/
Lotu752,836/
Lytu758/
Letheux73176/
Lethaus73169/
Lestoux7346/
Leytush7344/
Lethgau7315/
Leuthou7310/
Leitout739/
Leithus731/
Leuttau731/
Lethaud731/
Letoust731/
Lesteue731/
Lettouh731/
Leitush731/
Leathus730/
Litau672,065/
Lattu671,001/
Litus67895/
Litou67544/
Liatu67201/
Laatu67185/
Letoo67164/
Laitu67140/
Loitu67139/
Latau67118/
Littu67103/
Lathu67101/
Latui6769/
Lytou6760/
Loteu6756/
Leithaus6754/
Lytau6752/
Lothu6747/
Lottu6742/
Hlatu6732/
Liteu6723/
Lotau6721/
Lateu6721/
Lotui6720/
Listu6719/
Latuh6716/
Leethaus6715/
Letoe6711/
Latuy676/
Lhatu676/
Leitoutt674/
Lohtu674/
Litut674/
Laytu674/
Lithu673/
Liotu672/
Lyteu672/
Lodtu671/
Litud671/
Lituh671/
Lituu671/
Llatu671/
Lehthaus671/
Lesthaus671/
Lettó671/
Litui671/
Ljdtu671/

Letu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Letu in the Tibetan language
ལི་ཀྲུ་litru-
Letu in the Marathi language
लेतुletu75.13
लेतूletu24.01
लेटुletu0.43
लेॅटुleetu0.21
लोेटुloetu0.11
Letu in the Hindi language
लेटूletu62.5
लेतूletu25
लेतुletu12.5
Letu in the Oriya language
େଲତୁelatu50
େଲଟୁelatu50
Letu in the Russian language
Летуletu-

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Footnotes

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