Malatu Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Malatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2601:203,62217,328
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
India501:15,341,308250,737
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Malatu (644) may also be a first name.

Malatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malatu (Hindi: मलतू, Marathi: मालतु, Oriya: ମାଲତୁ) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Malatu is the 645,988th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,538,477 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Malatu are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Malatu is also the 327,600th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 644 people.

Malatu is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 203,622. In Tanzania Malatu is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 90 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Malatu Last Name Statistics demography

Malatu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.45% less than the national average, earning R 79,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Malatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malatu in the Marathi language
मालतुmalatu58.93
मालतूmalatu16.07
मलतुmalatu8.93
मलतूmalatu5.36
मलातुmalatu3.57
मालातूmalatu1.79
मळतुmalatu1.79
माळतूmalatu1.79
Malatu in the Oriya language
ମାଲତୁmalatu50
ମଲଟୁmalatu25
ମାଳତୁmalatu25
Malatu in the Hindi language
मलतूmalatu38.89
मलतुmalatu38.89
मालतुmalatu22.22

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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 Malatu
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