Vatu Surname
Approximately 1,527 people bear this surname
Vatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | 629 | 1:419 | 75 |
| Fiji | 314 | 1:2,848 | 493 |
| India | 263 | 1:2,916,598 | 88,304 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Romania | 89 | 1:225,594 | 21,877 |
| Papua New Guinea | 53 | 1:153,844 | 21,244 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Vătu (8) are calculated separately.
Vatu (1,150) may also be a first name.
Vatu Demographics
Average Vatu Salary in
South Africa
R 205,008
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Vatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vatu (Hindi: वाटू, Marathi: वातु, Russian: Вату) is more frequently found in Vanuatu than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Vătu. Click here for other possible spellings of Vatu.
How Common Is The Last Name Vatu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 257,812th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,772,460 people. Vatu is primarily found in Oceania, where 66 percent of Vatu are found; 66 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 41 percent are found in Vanuatu. It is also the 234,650th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 1,150 people.
The last name Vatu is most prevalent in Vanuatu, where it is carried by 629 people, or 1 in 419. Outside of Vanuatu it is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Fiji, where 21 percent are found and India, where 17 percent are found.
Vatu Last Name Statistics demography
Vatu earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.73% less than the national average, earning R 205,008 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vatu in the Marathi language | ||
| वातु | vatu | 66.17 |
| वातू | vatu | 31.85 |
| वाटु | vatu | 1.04 |
| वाटू | vatu | 0.45 |
| वतु | vatu | 0.3 |
| वतू | vatu | 0.04 |
| वटू | vatu | 0.04 |
| वटु | vatu | 0.04 |
| Vatu in the Hindi language | ||
| वाटू | vatu | 53.76 |
| वतु | vatu | 13.87 |
| वटू | vatu | 12.72 |
| वतू | vatu | 6.94 |
| वटु | vatu | 4.05 |
| वटुआ | vatu'a | 3.47 |
| वातु | vatu | 1.73 |
| वाटु | vatu | 1.73 |
| वातू | vatu | 1.16 |
| Vatu in the Russian language | ||
| Вату | vatu | - |
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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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- 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 Vatu
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