Yatau Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Yatau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Yatau (23) may also be a first name.
Yatau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yatau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yatau (Hindi: यतउ) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yatau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Yatau live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 23 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Zamfara, where 50 percent are found, Gombe, where 31 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 6 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Yatau occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 44 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yatau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yatau in the Hindi language | ||
| यतउ | yata'u | - |
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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 Yatau
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