Sakatu Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sakatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia651:243,84514,860
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Sakatu (517) may also be a first name.

Sakatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sakatu (Hindi: सकटू, Marathi: सकटु, Oriya: ସକଟୁ) occurs most in Zambia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sakatu is the 2,168,711th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name Sakatu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Sakatu are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sakatu is also the 371,657th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 517 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 243,845. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Muchinga Province, where 48 percent live, Northern Province, where 38 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 6 percent live. Barring Zambia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakatou9220/
Saukatu926/
Siakatu923/
Shakatu923/
Sakatau921/
Saikatu921/
Sakkatou8647/
Saketu83297/
Cakatu83176/
Jakatu834/
Sekatu832/
Zakatu831/
Sahakatou801/
Shaukathu801/
Saeketu77295/
Sekautu77253/
Saiketu7796/
Saketou7765/
Sakketu777/
Sekhatu775/
Jakatau774/
Zakatou773/
Saketau771/
Sokatau771/
Sekatau771/
Zahkatu771/
Sakoutou71169/
Sakketou7149/
Saahketu7132/
Sekhatau7112/
Siakotou719/
Zakaitou714/
Sookatup713/
Djakatou712/
Soukatou712/
Jakaitus711/
Ssekaatu711/
Giakatou711/
Sakgothu711/
Saikhatauph711/
Ssekattu711/
Seketu67101/
Sakhattoe679/
Sekhatauh673/
Zakotu672/
Jakotu672/
Sekotu671/
Zacatu671/
Chakkattu671/
Cacatu671/

Sakatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakatu in the Marathi language
सकटुsakatu95.32
सकतुsakatu2.13
सकटूsakatu0.85
सकाटुsakatu0.43
साकटूsakatu0.43
सराटेsarate0.43
सखठुsakhathu0.43
Sakatu in the Hindi language
सकटूsakatu78.79
सकटुआsakatu'a7.58
सकतूsakatu6.06
सकतुsakatu3.03
सकाटूsakatu1.52
सकटुsakatu1.52
संकटूsankatu1.52
Sakatu in the Oriya language
ସକଟୁsakatu66.67
ଶକଟୁsakatu33.33

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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
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  • 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 Sakatu
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