Paotu Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Paotu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Paotu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Paotu (10) may also be a first name.

Paotu Last Name Facts

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

Paotu (Bengali: পাওটু) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paotu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Paotu is the 2,273,756th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Paotu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paotui912/
Hpaotu911/
Paothui83131/
Phaotuy831/
Pohatu73241/
Pouatou6715/
Pahutut671/
Peyiotou623/
Pouattou621/
Poatoo551/

Paotu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paotu in the Bengali language
পাওটুpa'otu-

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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 Paotu
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