Nyatu Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1181:448,65831,304
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nyatu (36) may also be a first name.

Nyatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyatu (Marathi: न्यातू) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,364,059th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname Nyatu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Nyatu live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyatu is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held forename on earth, held by 36 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 448,658. In Tanzania Nyatu is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 87 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 8 percent are found and Singida Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Nyatu is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 13 percent are found and Malawi, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyatui9115/
Nyatou9114/
Nyathu918/
Nyateu915/
Nyatau912/
Nyhatu911/
Nyathau831/
Naiyatu831/
Neatu801,043/
Nyotu8097/
Niatu8044/
Njatu8021/
Nhatu8010/
Gnatu809/
Njatou7370/
Nyatoo7344/
Gnatou7322/
Nihatu7321/
Njathu7320/
Gnatus7311/
Njateu733/
Neathu733/
Niatus732/
Niatou732/
Ngiatu731/
Neatuh731/
Gnateu731/
Nneatu731/
Nijatu731/
Gnatush6719/
Njiatou6710/
Nhiatou674/
Nehateu674/
Nyotout673/
Najjatu672/
Gnathou672/
Nhathuy672/
Ngnateu671/
Njiateu671/
Njatheu671/
Nihathu671/
Gniatou671/

Nyatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyatu in the Marathi language
न्यातूn'yatu-

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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 Nyatu
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