Qatu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Qatu Surname User-submission:

There are two theories about the meaning of this surname. First (the famous one), their great grandfather was famous for hunting Pterocles birds, which is qata in Arabic, and over years the name changed to qato. Second theory is, this family is famous for its love of cats, and cat is qett or some times qetto in the Arabic language, by years it became qato.

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Qatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Qatu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

There are two theories about the meaning of this surname. First (the famous one), their great grandfather was famous for hunting Pterocles birds, which is qata in Arabic, and over years the name changed to qato. Second theory is, this family is famous for its love of cats, and cat is qett or some times qetto in the Arabic language, by years it became qato. Because it is an Arabic surname, sometimes surnames are defined by a prefix al-, similar to 'the', which explains the discrepancy between spelling when translated to English languages.

- senanmd

Qatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qatu is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Qatu.

How Common Is The Last Name Qatu? popularity and diffusion

Qatu is the 6,063,924th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Qatu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Qatu are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Qatu is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 60 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 40 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Qatu occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 10 percent reside.

Qatu Last Name Statistics demography

Qatu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.81% less than the national average, earning R 26,592 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qathu8914/
Gqatu8910/
Quatu892/
Qhatu891/
Qatout8053/
Qahtou8016/
Qatush8013/
Gqathu805/
Qhathu802/
Qattou801/
Qatous801/
Katu756,187/
Catu753,806/
Qetu7523/
Qahtous73130/
Qattous7336/
Qatoush733/
Quatuch732/
Quastus732/
Khatu6717,837/
Kateu671,720/
Kattu671,434/
Kautu671,299/
Katou671,127/
Kaitu671,005/
Katui67904/
Katau67602/
Catuy67589/
Katuu67576/
Catau67365/
Quetu67251/
Catus67241/
Kathu67227/
Catud67216/
Caitu67206/
Catut6771/
Cattu6741/
Catui6738/
Kaatu6735/
Kahtu6732/
Ccatu6728/
Qatoe6727/
Katuš6723/
Kaytu6722/
Cathu6722/
Katuy6713/
Cateu6712/
Cautu6710/
Kadtu6710/
Katuh679/
Kaetu678/
Catou678/
Katuz677/
Qattoush676/
Castu675/
Catuu674/
Qethu673/
Kkatu673/
Gcatu672/
Catuh672/
Catuz672/
Qothu672/
Katuj671/
Katuś671/
Quétu671/
Qatoo671/
Caytu671/
Catux671/
Cahtu671/
Quachthu671/
Qhotu671/
Qhetu671/

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