Vatua Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Vatua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vatua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Vatua (73) may also be a first name.

Vatua Last Name Facts

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

Vatua (Arabic: فاطوع, Hindi: वटुआ) occurs more in The Solomon Islands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vatua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vatua is the 4,427,875th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Vatua are found; 70 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 70 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania. It is also the 1,134,117th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 73 people.

The surname is most frequent in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 41,431. In The Solomon Islands it is most frequent in: Choiseul Province, where 100 percent are found. Aside from The Solomon Islands Vatua is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaetua9125/
Hvatua911/
Batua804,035/
Watua80267/
Votua8022/
Fatua8015/
Vatwa803/
Vadua802/
Vetua801/
Wathua7358/
Batuat7348/
Fautua7339/
Vaudva7323/
Faitua7321/
Bhatua7320/
Bahtua7318/
Fatuah7314/
Watuah7313/
Battua7312/
Waitua736/
Watuha736/
Vaudwa735/
Bathua735/
Baitua735/
Batuas734/
Phatua733/
Bastua733/
Faatua732/
Vetuha731/
Uattua731/
Badtua731/
Batdua731/
Waituha6756/
Huaatua6739/
Waytuah6710/
Fatouha6710/
Vattwad677/
Vashtwa672/
Waatuah671/
Beatuah671/
Weatuah671/
Batuahe671/
Vaidhua671/
Baithua671/
Fathuha671/

Vatua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vatua in the Hindi language
वटुआvatu'a83.33
वटूआvatu'a11.11
वतुआvatu'a5.56
Vatua in the Arabic language
فاطوعfatw-

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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
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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 Vatua
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