Sinatu Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sinatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria871:2,036,12471,256
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858

Sinatu (3,113) may also be a first name.

Sinatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sinatu (Bengali: সিনটু, Hindi: सीन्तू, Oriya: ସିନଟୁ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sinatu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinatu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,628,521st most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. Sinatu is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Sinatu are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sinatu is also the 129,155th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 3,113 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 2,036,124. In Nigeria Sinatu is most common in: Osun, where 29 percent live, Oyo, where 17 percent live and Ekiti, where 14 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Singatu9212/
Sinatau9211/
Shinatu925/
Sainatu923/
Sinatuu923/
Sinhatu921/
Sinatus921/
Sainatus8698/
Sainatou8652/
Seinatou8627/
Shainatu861/
Zinatu83357/
Jinatu8354/
Sinotu8313/
Senatu837/
Ginatu831/
Sainnatus80145/
Sainadthu801/
Senatus7711,690/
Singotu77967/
Chinatu77554/
Ginatau7730/
Synatus779/
Zingatu778/
Zainatu777/
Zinatou777/
Jinatui775/
Jainatu774/
Sinotou773/
Sainotu772/
Jinatou772/
Ginathu772/
Senatou772/
Zinateu771/
Shinetu771/
Cinatus771/
Senattu771/
Sinatoe771/
Senaitu771/
Singothu71780/
Shingotu71744/
Seynatou7111/
Senathus7110/
Chinatou716/
Zaihnatu715/
Djainatu715/
Zeinatou714/
Ssenattu713/
Chitnatu713/
Singottu713/
Zainatou712/
Djinatou712/
Synaitou711/
Seneatus711/
Senataus711/
Saynatui711/
Zinetu674,669/
Jenatu6734/
Zenatu6712/
Jinotu676/
Djainatou672/
Djeinatou672/
Chainatou671/
Senotu671/
Zinotu671/
Senetu671/
Shingothu671/

Sinatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sinatu in the Bengali language
সিনটুsinatu-
Sinatu in the Hindi language
सीन्तूsintu-
Sinatu in the Oriya language
ସିନଟୁsinatu-

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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 Sinatu
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