Zatu Surname

259,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Zatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2691:42,6935,454
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Romania421:478,04536,914
India231:33,350,669396,143
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brunei11:418,7313,893

The alternate forms: Zătu (53) are calculated separately.

Zatu (289) may also be a first name.

Zatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zatu is found most frequently in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms: Zătu. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zatu is the 259,916th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,819,806 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Zatu are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 519,842nd most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 289 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,269 people, or 1 in 42,693. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 69 percent are found, Western Cape, where 17 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Zatu occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and Romania, where 3 percent are found.

Zatu Last Name Statistics demography

Zatu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.89% less than the national average, earning R 138,096 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zătu9253/
Zathu89633/
Zaitu8991/
Zatou8954/
Zattu8939/
Zatau8929/
Ziatu896/
Dzatu894/
Zatus892/
Zateu892/
Zatut892/
Zeatu891/
Zautu891/
Zatui891/
Zajtu891/
Zatuy891/
Zatout803,286/
Zastup80181/
Zattau8070/
Zaatut806/
Zhattu804/
Zaatou803/
Zaitou803/
Zaituh802/
Zaitus802/
Szatau801/
Zastau801/
Zattou801/
Zatuha801/
Czatus801/
Satu7513,145/
Catu753,806/
Jatu751,588/
Zetu75591/
Zotu7587/
Xatu7514/
ßatu751/
Zaatout731,003/
Zaitout73700/
Zhattau7362/
Zahaitu7312/
Zaytout732/
Zatouch731/
Zattout731/
Zahtout731/
Zattaus730/
Jatau6729,484/
Sahtu678,767/
Shatu678,744/
Sattu678,242/
Satou673,216/
Sathu672,567/
Sautu671,182/
Chatu671,140/
Zotou671,000/
Catuy67589/
Jaitu67506/
Jattu67489/
Catau67365/
Jatou67278/
Satui67226/
Caitu67206/
Saetu67178/
Saitu67145/
Sateu67111/
Tsatu67105/
Sastu6778/
Satut6775/
Satau6775/
Zethu6773/
Jathu6759/
Saatu6757/
Saytu6757/
Zatoo6755/
Zottu6754/
Jautu6749/
Jhatu6748/
Zettu6743/
Cattu6741/
Satud6740/
Catui6738/
Satus6733/
Cathu6722/
Zhetu6722/
Xathu6720/
Satup6719/
Seatu6717/
Siatu6715/
Jaatu6714/
Zotui6713/
Jatui6712/
Cateu6712/
Satuh6712/
Jaytu6711/
Cautu6710/
Čatuš679/
Satuu678/
Zatoe678/
Catou678/
Zoutu677/
Zuotu677/
Jatut676/
Jatus675/
Giatu675/
Ciatu674/
Satuy674/
Sadtu674/
Zeytu674/
Zeitu673/
Jateu672/
Zoteu672/
Catuh672/
Jatup672/
Jastu671/
Zietu671/
Zohtu671/
Djatu671/
Dzhastus671/
Caytu671/
Dsatu671/
Zaatouch671/
Zothu671/
Scatu671/
Zodtu671/

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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 Zatu
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