Meatu Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Meatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Meatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meatu (Marathi: मेहतू) is most common in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meatu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Meatu is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Meatu is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Meatu live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Meatu is most prevalent in: Kajiado County, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meatu in the Marathi language | ||
| मेहतू | mehatu | - |
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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 Meatu
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