Magatu Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Magatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 113 | 1:72,157 | 9,422 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Magatu (1,067) may also be a first name.
Magatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Magatu (Hindi: मगतू, Marathi: मगतु, Oriya: ମାଗତୁ) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Magatu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,300,225th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 65 percent of Magatu live; 65 percent live in Oceania Islands and 65 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 244,901st most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 1,067 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 72,157. In Papua New Guinea Magatu is most frequent in: Bougainville, where 89 percent live, National Capital District, where 4 percent live and Morobe, where 3 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangatu | 92 | 752 | / |
| Makgatu | 92 | 19 | / |
| Magatou | 92 | 4 | / |
| Magastu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mangattu | 86 | 178 | / |
| Makgathu | 86 | 50 | / |
| Mang'atu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Maghattu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mangathu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maghatou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maggatou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Magathau | 86 | 0 | / |
| Magetu | 83 | 20 | / |
| Magotu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mogatu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mankgatau | 80 | 17 | / |
| Manghattu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mangotu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Magothu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mokgatu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mogatus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mogatui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mageteu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Magetau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Magatoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Magatão | 77 | 1 | / |
| Megatau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makgothu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mokgathu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mangothu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Magetouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meingatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Manggotu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magotaux | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogotu | 67 | 147 | / |
| Meing'atu | 67 | 68 | / |
| Mangoutou | 67 | 1 | / |
Magatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magatu in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଗତୁ | magatu | 83.33 |
| ମାଗିତି | magiti | 16.67 |
| Magatu in the Hindi language | ||
| मगतू | magatu | 52.71 |
| मगतु | magatu | 46.44 |
| मगटु | magatu | 0.57 |
| मगटू | magatu | 0.28 |
| Magatu in the Marathi language | ||
| मगतु | magatu | 52 |
| मगतू | magatu | 36 |
| मागतु | magatu | 12 |
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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 Magatu
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