Tatu Surname

33,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Nauru

Tatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5,6631:3,545487
DR Congo2,9761:24,8253,127
India1,7501:438,32322,763
Indonesia1,0791:122,56612,350
Kenya9071:50,9155,174
Turkey4881:159,47012,416
France4441:149,60123,173
Russia4131:348,96634,639
United States3261:1,111,83780,317
Papua New Guinea2741:29,7583,402
Thailand2141:330,08657,008
Nigeria2081:851,64837,411
Spain1961:238,53115,520
Zimbabwe1271:121,56116,372
Philippines1121:903,91381,715
Moldova771:46,2526,823
Uganda561:697,13035,026
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Solomon Islands311:18,7113,619
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Belarus251:380,04239,396
Lesotho231:88,37210,414
England201:2,785,90397,972
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Nauru111:1,080226
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Tatù (1) are calculated separately.

Tatu (160,574) may also be a first name.

Tatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tatu (Bengali: তাতু, Georgian: ტატუ, Hindi: तातू, Marathi: तातू, Oriya: ଟାଟୁ, Russian: Тату, Tibetan: ཏ་ཀྲུ།) is most common in Romania. It can also be rendered as a variant: Tatù. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tatu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 33,530th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 460,043 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Tatu live; 39 percent live in Eastern Europe and 36 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 6,558th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 160,574 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 5,663 people, or 1 in 3,545. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Sibiu County, where 13 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 10 percent are found and Buzău County, where 9 percent are found. Barring Romania it is found in 80 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Tatu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tatu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tatu surname increased 1,124 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tatu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (86%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Tatu surname are 2.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.6% being registered with the party.

The amount Tatu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 29.5% less than the national average, earning R 167,532 per year; in United States they earn 9.79% more than the national average, earning $47,374 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.14% more than the national average, earning $61,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tatù921/
Taitu8912,112/
Taytu8910,628/
Tatou892,158/
Tattu891,669/
Tautu89978/
Tatus89871/
Tatuh89366/
Tatui89286/
Tatau89282/
Thatu89256/
Tatut89249/
Tatuś89183/
Tateu89143/
Tatud89101/
Taetu8997/
Tastu8973/
Tatuu8956/
Taatu8936/
Tatup8919/
Teatu8916/
Tatuy8914/
Tathu8910/
Tatuí899/
Dtatu894/
Ttatu892/
Tatux891/
Tatuz891/
Taitus801,608/
Tautou80182/
Tatuch80120/
Tautau80102/
Tatahu8095/
Tatoud8085/
Thathu8068/
Thatui8068/
Tatout8058/
Taitou8045/
Taytuh8044/
Teatou8030/
Tattou8026/
Tatush8026/
Tautuh8026/
Tatouh8019/
Tatheu8014/
Tahtou8012/
Tathou809/
Thattu809/
Taythu806/
Tatous805/
Tatoux805/
Tatouz805/
Tautuu805/
Tattus804/
Tautui804/
Tahtus804/
Tataus803/
Thaatu803/
Thautu803/
Taituh803/
Taatou802/
Taatau802/
Taytus801/
Tahttu801/
Ta'atu801/
Tateus801/
Tauttu801/
Tasteu801/
Thatou801/
Taitau801/
Taitut801/
Tatoup801/
Tatauh801/
Tatgou801/
Tathui801/
Tastud801/
Taytou801/
Tahtut801/
Tahatu801/
Thaitu801/
Teatus800/
Tetu754,728/
Totu751,805/
Têtu7566/
Tétu7517/
Tahtouh73697/
Taitous73166/
Tataush73133/
Tatusch7393/
Tatauhe7357/
Taituha7353/
Thathau7345/
Tauthui7338/
Taithui7310/
Teahtou736/
Taudtud735/
Thaitud734/
Tatouch732/
Tathous732/
Tautout732/
Thatheu731/
Thathud731/
Thathuy731/
Thaattu731/
Tahathu731/
Taittus731/
Tatoult731/
Tahateu731/
Tahtout731/
Tautu'a731/
Tatoush731/
Tatouth731/
Tatthou731/
Tastous731/
Thauthu731/
Tattuss730/
Tetuh67661/
Toutu67349/
Toetu67273/
Totou67257/
Tettu67219/
Teetu67217/
Totus67214/
Tatoo67167/
Thaty67150/
Teutu67140/
Tatoe67116/
Tetau6787/
Thetu6785/
Tothu6773/
Tottu6770/
Teteu6760/
Tetui6749/
Totuh6738/
Thotu6737/
Thauthau6737/
Teytu6736/
Tostu6735/
Tethu6734/
Totup6727/
Totau6725/
Totuu6724/
Totut6716/
Toteu6714/
Tetuy6712/
Totui6711/
Tootu6710/
Toitu6710/
Tattusch677/
Tattouch674/
Tattó672/
Teitu672/
Ttetu671/
Teathout671/
Tehtu671/
Tātou671/
Tătuț671/
Tátus671/
Totuy671/
Tatouowa671/
Tashtush671/
Thaithud671/

Tatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tatu in the Georgian language
ტატუtatu-
Tatu in the Tibetan language
ཏ་ཀྲུ།tatru-
Tatu in the Bengali language
তাতুtatu57.14
তাতুরাইtatura'i14.29
তটুtatu14.29
টাটুtatu14.29
Tatu in the Oriya language
ଟାଟୁtatu50.8
ତାତୁtatu37.43
ତାଟୁtatu5.88
ଟଟୁtatu2.14
ଟାଟୂtatu1.6
ତତୁtatu0.53
Tatu in the Marathi language
तातूtatu40.06
तातुtatu23.38
ताटूtatu17.44
ताटुtatu16.76
तटूtatu0.52
तटुtatu0.52
टाटूtatu0.48
टाटुtatu0.44
टटुtatu0.18
टटूtatu0.14
ततूtatu0.02
टतूtatu0.02
तंटुtantu0.02
ताथुtathu0.02
तातूुtatuu0.02
Tatu in the Hindi language
तातूtatu33.85
टाटूtatu27.69
तातुtatu20
टटूtatu4.62
टटुtatu3.08
टाटुtatu3.08
ताटूtatu2.31
ततूtatu2.31
ताटुtatu1.54
ततुtatu0.77
Tatu in the Russian language
Татуtatu-

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