Saharatu Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Saharatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saharatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria711:2,494,96882,261
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Saharatu (1,788) may also be a first name.

Saharatu Last Name Facts

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

Saharatu (Hindi: सहरातु) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saharatu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,943,350th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. Saharatu is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Saharatu live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Saharatu is also the 180,884th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 1,788 people.

Saharatu is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria Saharatu is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 73 percent reside, Sokoto, where 13 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Saharatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saharatu in the Hindi language
सहरातुsaharatu-

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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
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  • 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 Saharatu
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