Shaatu Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Shaatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Shaatu (364) may also be a first name.
Shaatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaatu (Marathi: शंातू) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shaatu.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaatu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Shaatu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shaatu live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shaatu is also the 456,229th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 364 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria Shaatu is most frequent in: Zamfara, where 67 percent reside, Sokoto, where 15 percent reside and Gombe, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Shaatu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside and Peru, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaatu in the Marathi language | ||
| शंातू | samatu | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shaatu
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