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 found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paotu? popularity and diffusion

Paotu is the 2,273,756th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Paotu occurs predominantly 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 commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live.

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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