Whatu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Whatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Whatu (10) may also be a first name.

Whatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whatu is found most frequently in New Zealand. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whatu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Whatu is mostly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Whatu are found; 100 percent are found in Australasia and 100 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

It is most commonly occurring in New Zealand, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 323,452. In New Zealand Whatu is most frequent in: Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 57 percent reside and Waikato Region, where 43 percent reside. Other than New Zealand this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahatu919/
Whatou911/
Whatus911/
Watu893,691/
Whattus831/
Watou801,414/
Wattu80507/
Wathu80227/
Wateu80151/
Watau8081/
Huatu8077/
Waitu8043/
Weatu8029/
Whetu8021/
Watui8014/
Wautu8010/
Waatu806/
Vhatu805/
Wahtu802/
Hwatu801/
Wehtu801/
Watuś801/
Wadtu801/
Whattaud771/
Wahatuha771/
Waitau73157/
Watthu73111/
Wattus7393/
Vahatu7311/
Wautau739/
Wahutu737/
Watuha736/
Wattou735/
Wadtau735/
Waitou734/
Wateus733/
Whatoe732/
Wattau731/
Waatou731/
Waathu731/
Wathut731/
Wathuu731/
Watheu731/
Watteu731/
Batu6733,601/
Wetu672,570/
Vatu671,527/
Wheatoe67254/
Wotu6754/
Wathaut6727/
Uatu674/
Bahatou673/
Wétu671/
Wattout671/
Watteus671/
Vahaitu671/
Vhhatui671/
Wattous671/
Wathous670/
Watthau670/
Watusch670/

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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 Whatu
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