Yatu Surname
Approximately 1,199 people bear this surname
Yatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 499 | 1:16,340 | 1,620 |
| Nigeria | 449 | 1:394,527 | 20,761 |
| Indonesia | 158 | 1:837,020 | 63,356 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Peru | 13 | 1:2,444,933 | 27,186 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Yatu (1,938) may also be a first name.
Yatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yatu (Bengali: যতু, Hindi: यतु, Marathi: यटू, Oriya: ଯାତୁ) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yatu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yatu is the 313,426th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,078,020 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 42 percent of Yatu are found; 42 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 42 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 172,272nd most widely held first name globally, held by 1,938 people.
This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 499 people, or 1 in 16,340. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 50 percent live, East Sepik, where 14 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 11 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 37 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yatu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଯାତୁ | yatu | - |
| Yatu in the Bengali language | ||
| যতু | yatu | 66.67 |
| যাতু | yatu | 33.33 |
| Yatu in the Hindi language | ||
| यतु | yatu | 33.33 |
| यातू | yatu | 33.33 |
| यातु | yatu | 33.33 |
| Yatu in the Marathi language | ||
| यटू | yatu | 33.33 |
| यातु | yatu | 33.33 |
| यतु | yatu | 33.33 |
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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 Yatu
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