Noratu Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Noratu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noratu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Noratu (105) may also be a first name.

Noratu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Noratu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Noratu.

How Common Is The Last Name Noratu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Noratu is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Noratu are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 920,134th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 105 people.

Noratu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside, Ondo, where 25 percent reside and Osun, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Noratu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Malaysia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noratut921/
Noratud921/
Noratus921/
Nouratou8617/
Norathud861/
Nuratu83835/
Noretu8336/
Naratu835/
Norotu831/
Norotou7720/
Naratau776/
Narathu775/
Naratud772/
Nurgatu772/
Nurateu772/
Nasratu771/
Nusratu771/
Naraitu771/
Nuraitu771/
Ngaratu771/
Naraatu771/
Norathouth751/
Nasrathu717/
Nasratou711/
Naretu6724/
Naharatou671/
Nouroutou671/
Norothaus670/
Naratauova6311/
Nerotou6237/
Nehretu621/
Ngarotau571/
Neerouthu531/

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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 Noratu
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