Sapatu Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Samoa

Sapatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3641:43,5444,243
India921:8,337,667172,929
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Samoa91:21,534479
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Sapatu (164) may also be a first name.

Sapatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sapatu (Bengali: সপাতু, Hindi: सपाटू, Marathi: सापटू) occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapatu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 628,294th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Sapatu live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 715,247th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 164 people.

The last name Sapatu is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 364 people, or 1 in 43,544. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 82 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 5 percent live. Not including Zambia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Sapatu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sapatu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Sapatu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $43,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shapatu9214/
Sapatau926/
Saupatu921/
Sapatou921/
Sapatus921/
Sapatuu921/
Sappatu921/
Sapathu921/
Shaepatu8626/
Shapaitu861/
Shaphatu861/
Shapaatu861/
Sapetu83185/
Sepatu836/
Capatu835/
Zapatu835/
Sapotu831/
Shaphaatu801/
Sapettu775/
Chapatu774/
Zapatuu771/
Zapatuz771/
Zapatus771/
Sepaitu771/
Sappetau7134/
Chapatou711/
Djapatou711/
Shephatu711/
Jatpathu711/
Sepetu67779/
Chapaatou6715/
Sopotu673/
Sopetu672/
Capotu671/
Chappaatou631/
Zepatou6232/
Jadpotu623/
Shopotu621/
Zeppatou5724/
Sephethu5722/
Sopotuch577/
Jaipothu571/
Chapotou571/
Chapoutaud5019/

Sapatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sapatu in the Bengali language
সপাতুsapatu-
Sapatu in the Marathi language
सापटूsapatu62.63
सापटुsapatu32.32
सपटुsapatu3.03
सपटूsapatu2.02
Sapatu in the Hindi language
सपाटूsapatu60
सपतूsapatu20
सपतुsapatu15
सपटूsapatu5

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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 Sapatu
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