Saratu Surname

64,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Saratu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saratu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,3971:23,9482,101
Indonesia3161:418,51035,228
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Saratu (121,635) may also be a first name.

Saratu Last Name Facts

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

Saratu (Hindi: सरतू, Marathi: सारतु, Oriya: ସରାତୁ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Saratu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Saratu is the 64,665th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 942,274 people. The last name Saratu is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Saratu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Saratu is also the 8,509th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 121,635 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,397 people, or 1 in 23,948. In Nigeria Saratu is most numerous in: Zamfara, where 28 percent are found, Sokoto, where 27 percent are found and Kebbi, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Saratu is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Saratu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (78%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Saratu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saratu in the Hindi language
सरतूsaratu57.14
सरातुsaratu21.43
सरतुsaratu14.29
सरातूsaratu7.14
Saratu in the Oriya language
ସରାତୁsaratu37.5
ସରତୁsaratu37.5
ସାରାତୁsaratu25
Saratu in the Marathi language
सारतुsaratu36.84
सरतूsaratu36.84
सरातुsaratu10.53
सराटुsaratu5.26
सारतूsaratu5.26
सरटुsaratu5.26

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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 Saratu
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