Saktu Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Saktu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Saktu (3,273) may also be a first name.
Saktu Demographics
Average Saktu Salary in
South Africa
R 1,066,360
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Saktu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saktu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saktu (Hindi: सकटू, Marathi: सकटू, Oriya: ସକ୍ତୁ) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saktu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Saktu are found; 58 percent are found in Southern Africa and 58 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 125,113th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 3,273 people.
The last name Saktu is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 31 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.
Saktu Last Name Statistics demography
Saktu earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 348.73% more than the national average, earning R 1,066,360 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaktu | 91 | 10 | / |
| Saktou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Sakthu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Sakteu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Saiketu | 83 | 96 | / |
| Çaktu | 80 | 631 | / |
| Jaktu | 80 | 136 | / |
| Caktu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sektu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saktoe | 73 | 109 | / |
| Jacktu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Sokhtu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Sactus | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shektu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sactuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sactou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djaktou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Souktup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souktou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sooktup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sooktus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chahktu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shouktu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sagquthu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Jackteus | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jagtu | 60 | 171 | / |
| Söktü | 60 | 9 | / |
| Jactu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Coktu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Cactu | 60 | 0 | / |
| Jagtus | 55 | 6 | / |
| Saqtoo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Cactui | 55 | 1 | / |
| Çoktuğ | 55 | 1 | / |
| Chagtu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Choktup | 50 | 14 | / |
| Jacktoo | 50 | 5 | / |
| Djactou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Jakhtoo | 50 | 1 | / |
Saktu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saktu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସକ୍ତୁ | saktu | - |
| Saktu in the Marathi language | ||
| सकटू | sakatu | 92.07 |
| सक्टु | saktu | 2.64 |
| सक्टू | saktu | 2.2 |
| सकटु | sakatu | 1.76 |
| सदू | sadu | 0.44 |
| अंतू | antu | 0.44 |
| Saktu in the Hindi language | ||
| सकटू | sakatu | 89.1 |
| सक्टू | saktu | 5.21 |
| सकटु | sakatu | 3.58 |
| सकतू | sakatu | 1.3 |
| सक्तू | saktu | 0.27 |
| सक्तु | saktu | 0.22 |
| साकटू | sakatu | 0.05 |
| सकट | sakata | 0.05 |
| शकटू | sakatu | 0.05 |
| सक्टु | saktu | 0.05 |
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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 Saktu
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