Sautu Surname

317,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sautu Surname Definition:

Sautu is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: table salt.

Sautu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia7631:20,7732,285
Argentina2011:212,65417,530
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Paraguay271:268,0284,505
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

The alternate forms: Sautú (2) are calculated separately.

Sautu (78) may also be a first name.

Sautu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sautu is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: table salt.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sautu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sautu (Hindi: सौटू, Oriya: ସାଉତୁ) is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Sautú. Click here for other possible spellings of Sautu.

How Common Is The Last Name Sautu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 317,070th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,165,436 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Sautu reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sautu is also the 1,091,646th most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 78 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 763 people, or 1 in 20,773. In Zambia Sautu is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 47 percent live, Central Province, where 23 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 17 percent live and Botswana, where 4 percent live.

Sautu Last Name Statistics demography

Sautu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sautú932/
Sahutu9140/
Sautou9136/
Sauttu9112/
Saudtu911/
Sautau911/
Sautui911/
Sayutu911/
Satu8913,145/
Sutu891,755/
Sautaux83195/
Sauteux833/
Shauthu831/
Sautout831/
Saiutus831/
Sautteu830/
Sahtu808,767/
Shatu808,744/
Sattu808,242/
Suteu803,296/
Sutuj802,021/
Shutu80512/
Sutus80351/
Satui80226/
Saetu80178/
Suthu80151/
Saitu80145/
Szutu80140/
Sastu8078/
Satut8075/
Saatu8057/
Saytu8057/
Jautu8049/
Satud8040/
Satus8033/
Satup8019/
Seatu8017/
Sutou8016/
Sutut8016/
Siatu8015/
Soutu8015/
Suttu8014/
Satuh8012/
Sutui8010/
Sutuy809/
Satuu808/
Suetu807/
Suitu805/
Ssutu804/
Satuy804/
Sadtu804/
Sutud804/
Siutu803/
Sutuh802/
Sustu801/
Zautu801/
Seutu801/
Sautó801/
Suutu801/
Scatu801/
Saiautus777/
Satout73273/
Soutou73193/
Scattu73191/
Sutuha73141/
Shaitu73132/
Sattui73110/
Shattu7388/
Soutus7379/
Shuttu7363/
Sahatu7351/
Shaatu7349/
Shatup7348/
Sujatu7327/
Shutup7326/
Shoutu7325/
Shatus7325/
Sehatu7323/
Saitus7323/
Shatuy7319/
Chautu7316/
Shutou7312/
Saadtu7312/
Saatus7312/
Saittu7311/
Jautau7310/
Suyotu737/
Satttu737/
Sheutu737/
Satuid737/
Sayatu736/
Saiatu736/
Saitui735/
Shatut734/
Shuitu734/
Shaytu734/
Sutuhy734/
Seutui733/
Scoutu733/
Suthus733/
Sheatu733/
Suteus732/
Suttus732/
Saaitu732/
Saattu732/
Suitou732/
Suittu732/
Seuteu732/
D'Sutu732/
Sijatu732/
Saytui732/
Sajitu731/
Sattuu731/
Satuit731/
Satush731/
Satuua731/
Jayutu731/
Jauttu731/
Jaiutu731/
Jhautu731/
Shutus731/
Soutup731/
Saytuh731/
Sayttu731/
Jautou731/
Saidtu731/
Seyatu731/
Sujtuj731/
Souteu731/
Saitut731/
Sahtuh731/
Sataut731/
Sautúa731/
Suttou731/
Shastu731/
Saiitu731/
Seatup731/
Seatut731/
Sahtus731/
Saituy731/
Sa'atu731/
Suhytu731/
Southu730/
Sattus730/
Suthud730/
Schautaud712/
Saushthau711/
Catu673,806/
Sahtout672,241/
Jatu671,588/
Zatu671,512/
Jutu67745/
Souttou67728/
Sotu67380/
Cutu67190/
Sattout6777/
Zutu6764/
Justaut6764/
Şutu6756/
Sutthup6746/
Soutous6736/
Xutu6730/
Xatu6714/
Saitout679/
Shatush678/
Shuittu678/
Shahatu677/
Saihatu674/
Shjatuh674/
Sató673/
Shaiitu672/
Satú672/
Chaiutu671/
Shashtu671/
Shayatu671/
Sutusch671/
Chautau671/
Sahiatu671/
Shuitus671/
Shuiitu671/
Shatuhe671/
Sahyatu671/
Shaaatu671/
Shoutou671/
ßatu671/
Seutheu671/
Shuotou671/
Shutouh671/
Soutout671/
Sahatui671/
Sutó671/
Chautou671/
Shuitou671/
Shaittu671/
Shattut671/
Shayitu671/
Shehatu671/
Sehatup671/
Seyuthu671/
Suthaut671/
Sudthup671/
Suttush670/
Southup670/
Sattuch670/
Suttuth670/
Shuthup670/
Sudtuch670/
Shatuch670/

Sautu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sautu in the Hindi language
सौटूsautu88.89
सौतूsautu11.11
Sautu in the Oriya language
ସାଉତୁsa'utu50
ସାଉଟୂsa'utu25
ସାଉଟୁsa'utu25

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