Patu Surname

105,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Patu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Patu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6571:1,167,52747,225
Pakistan6061:294,7926,228
South Africa4521:119,86214,242
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Indonesia4011:329,79828,833
DR Congo2671:276,70325,802
Papua New Guinea2561:31,8503,675
Brazil1851:1,157,15940,218
Kenya1661:278,19218,180
French Polynesia1601:1,755327
Nigeria1491:1,188,87848,183
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Thailand961:735,816120,839
Australia881:306,76926,711
Romania601:334,63129,229
Cameroon531:391,86933,952
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
France421:1,581,493147,826
American Samoa331:1,690316
Turkey251:3,112,85787,657
England151:3,714,537119,675
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Samoa91:21,534479
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Patú (3) are calculated separately.

Patu (16,148) may also be a first name.

Patu Last Name Facts

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

Patu (Bengali: পটু, Hindi: पातु, Marathi: पातु, Oriya: ପାତୁ, Russian: Пату, Tibetan: སྤ་ཀྲུ།) has its highest incidence in India. It can occur as a variant: Patú. Click here to see other possible spellings of Patu.

How Common Is The Last Name Patu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 105,200th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,636,547 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 41 percent of Patu live; 29 percent live in South Asia and 15 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Patu is also the 44,164th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 16,148 people.

Patu is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 657 people, or 1 in 1,167,527. In India it is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 20 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 19 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 17 percent are found. Beside India this surname occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 14 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

Patu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Patu has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Patu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Patu are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Patu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.54% less than the national average, earning R 110,400 per year and in United States they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $43,328 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Patú923/
Patou893,472/
Pattu891,274/
Pautu89702/
Phatu89667/
Patau89570/
Patut89505/
Patus89396/
Pathu89361/
Patui89154/
Pateu89103/
Patuh8953/
Pastu8934/
Patud8934/
Paitu8927/
Paatu8912/
Patuy8911/
Patuu892/
Padtu892/
Paetu892/
Patup891/
Peatu891/
Patuá891/
Patuz891/
Pahtu891/
Phattu802,912/
Patoux801,443/
Patout801,058/
Pattou80462/
Pastou80404/
Pataud80266/
Pautou80237/
Paetau80192/
Pataut80172/
Pataux80155/
Pattus80112/
Pashtu8066/
Patush8057/
Pautut8054/
Pastus8053/
Pateux8050/
Pastau8027/
Pathou8027/
Pahatu8027/
Phathu8024/
Paitou8021/
Pautus8020/
Paistu8016/
Patohu8014/
Pattui8013/
Phatou8013/
Pajtud8010/
Phatup809/
Pastux808/
Pattau807/
Phatuu806/
Patuch804/
Phatui804/
Phatau804/
Patoud804/
Paathu803/
Pathuj803/
Pathau803/
Patthu802/
Patouš802/
Pathud802/
Patheu802/
Pattuy802/
Pateus802/
Patouj801/
Pattup801/
Pattut801/
Patuhe801/
Patuua801/
Pasthu801/
Phastu801/
Pahttu801/
Bpathu801/
Pasteu801/
Pautau801/
Pautuh801/
Patusz801/
Patteu801/
Paytau801/
Pateuh801/
Patouh801/
Patous801/
Pataus801/
Pastut801/
Paetou801/
Paitui801/
Pōhatu801/
Vpatou801/
Paitus801/
Phaitu801/
Paethu801/
Potu756,878/
Petu752,431/
Pató75488/
Pastuch731,132/
Pathuis73476/
Patault73247/
Phatthu73233/
Pastout73132/
Pautout7360/
Phattuu7336/
Patteux7334/
Pathoux7329/
Pastous7323/
Pastush7319/
Phataud7315/
Pastaud7312/
Pachteu739/
Phattus736/
Phattau734/
Phaethu734/
Pattoux734/
Patusch733/
Paethau733/
Peautau732/
Pastuhs732/
Pautaut732/
Phatoud732/
Paththu731/
Patouss731/
Patouyt731/
Pautaud731/
Phathtu731/
Pautoux731/
Phaitus731/
Patouch731/
Phastus731/
Phathut731/
Phataut731/
Peattus730/
Pothu675,142/
Postu671,443/
Petau67667/
Pottu67360/
Potau67207/
Potut67179/
Patoo67165/
Poutu67141/
Potus67125/
Pathó67110/
Pethu67109/
Potou67107/
Phetu6799/
Peteu6783/
Patúš6769/
Patoe6758/
Pettu6756/
Pootu6756/
Patão6744/
Pätau6733/
Petuh6728/
Peitu6726/
Pattusch6722/
Potuu6714/
Photu6714/
Peetu6714/
Potui6713/
Petuy6710/
Potuy679/
Potuh678/
Phaustus675/
Phatthuu674/
Puitu674/
Phattaud673/
Patús673/
Poetu672/
Poitu672/
Peutu672/
Petuj672/
Potud671/
Potup671/
Podtu671/
Pastouch671/
Patóh671/
Patói671/
Pathault671/
Pastault671/
Pötau671/
Potuj671/
Pheastus671/

Patu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Patu in the Bengali language
পটুpatu77.27
পতুpatu13.64
পটোpato4.55
পাতুpatu4.55
Patu in the Tibetan language
སྤ་ཀྲུ།patru50
པ་ཀྲུ།patru50
Patu in the Oriya language
ପାତୁpatu44.69
ପଟୁpatu29.28
ପତୁpatu12.58
ପାଟୁpatu10.85
ପଟୂpatu0.65
ପାଟୂpatu0.43
ପୁଟୁputu0.43
ଫଟୁphatu0.22
େପଟୁepatu0.22
ପାଢୁpadhu0.22
Patu in the Marathi language
पातुpatu28.35
पाटूpatu15.79
पातूpatu12.56
पटूpatu12.56
पटुpatu12.22
पाटुpatu8.83
पतुpatu5.94
पतूpatu2.38
पांटुpantu0.34
पतpata0.17
Patu in the Hindi language
पातुpatu26.15
पातूpatu21.56
पतुpatu19.72
पतूpatu14.68
पटूpatu10.37
पटुpatu4.68
पाटूpatu1.65
पाटुpatu0.37
पताpata0.09
पत्तूpattu0.09
Patu in the Russian language
Патуpatu-

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