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 surname Nyatu (Marathi: न्यातू) is most common in Tanzania. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyatu is the 1,364,059th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Nyatu reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 36 people.

The last name Nyatu is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 448,658. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 87 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 8 percent live and Singida Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 13 percent live and Malawi, where 6 percent live.

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
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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 Nyatu
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