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 surname Sapatu (Bengali: সপাতু, Hindi: सपाटू, Marathi: सापटू) occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapatu? popularity and diffusion

Sapatu is the 628,294th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,964,160 people. The last name Sapatu is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Sapatu reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 715,247th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 164 people.

The last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 364 people, or 1 in 43,544. In Zambia it is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 82 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia Sapatu exists 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 Sapatu are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with 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
  • 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 Sapatu
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