Qatu Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameQatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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.
- senanmdQatu Demographics
Average Qatu Salary in
South Africa
R 26,592
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Qatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qatu occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qatu? popularity and diffusion
Qatu is the 6,063,924th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Qatu live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Qatu is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 60 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 40 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Qatu occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Afghanistan, where 10 percent live.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qathu | 89 | 14 | / |
| Gqatu | 89 | 10 | / |
| Quatu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Qhatu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Qatout | 80 | 53 | / |
| Qahtou | 80 | 16 | / |
| Qatush | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gqathu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Qhathu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Qattou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qatous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Katu | 75 | 6,187 | / |
| Catu | 75 | 3,806 | / |
| Qetu | 75 | 23 | / |
| Qahtous | 73 | 130 | / |
| Qattous | 73 | 36 | / |
| Qatoush | 73 | 3 | / |
| Quatuch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Quastus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khatu | 67 | 17,837 | / |
| Kateu | 67 | 1,720 | / |
| Kattu | 67 | 1,434 | / |
| Kautu | 67 | 1,299 | / |
| Katou | 67 | 1,127 | / |
| Kaitu | 67 | 1,005 | / |
| Katui | 67 | 904 | / |
| Katau | 67 | 602 | / |
| Catuy | 67 | 589 | / |
| Katuu | 67 | 576 | / |
| Catau | 67 | 365 | / |
| Quetu | 67 | 251 | / |
| Catus | 67 | 241 | / |
| Kathu | 67 | 227 | / |
| Catud | 67 | 216 | / |
| Caitu | 67 | 206 | / |
| Catut | 67 | 71 | / |
| Cattu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Catui | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kaatu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kahtu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ccatu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Qatoe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Katuš | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kaytu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Cathu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Katuy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Cateu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cautu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kadtu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Katuh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kaetu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Catou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Katuz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qattoush | 67 | 6 | / |
| Castu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Catuu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qethu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kkatu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gcatu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Catuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Catuz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qothu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Katuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katuś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quétu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qatoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caytu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Catux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahtu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quachthu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qhotu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qhetu | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Qatu
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