Sautu Surname
Approximately 1,182 people bear this surname
Sautu Surname Definition:
Sautu is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: table salt.
Sautu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 763 | 1:20,773 | 2,285 |
| Argentina | 201 | 1:212,654 | 17,530 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Paraguay | 27 | 1:268,028 | 4,505 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
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.
Sautu Demographics
Average Sautu Salary in
United States
$43,656 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Sautú. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sautu.
How Common Is The Last Name Sautu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 317,070th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,165,436 people. The surname Sautu is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Sautu are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sautu is also the 1,091,646th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 78 people.
The last name Sautu is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 763 people, or 1 in 20,773. In Zambia Sautu is most numerous in: Southern Province, where 47 percent reside, Central Province, where 23 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent reside. Not including Zambia this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 17 percent reside and Botswana, where 4 percent reside.
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
Sautu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sautu in the Hindi language | ||
| सौटू | sautu | 88.89 |
| सौतू | sautu | 11.11 |
| Sautu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଉତୁ | sa'utu | 50 |
| ସାଉଟୂ | sa'utu | 25 |
| ସାଉଟୁ | sa'utu | 25 |
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Footnotes
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