Lihatu Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lihatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lihatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Lihatu (68) may also be a first name.

Lihatu Last Name Facts

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

Lihatu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lihatu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Lihatu live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most widespread first name globally, borne by 68 people.

The surname Lihatu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Osun, where 80 percent reside and Zamfara, where 20 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lijatu833/
Lheatu833/
Luhaitu772/
Laiyatu771/
Leatu7325/
Logiatou711/
Leatou6752/
Leothau622/
Leothaud5766/
Léautaud579/
Léothaud572/
Lèautaud571/
Lagiotou571/
Leotau502/
Leotus502/

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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 Lihatu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis