Zenatu Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zenatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zenatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Zenatu (279) may also be a first name.

Zenatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zenatu is found most in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zenatu.

How Common Is The Last Name Zenatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Zenatu are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 531,524th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 279 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 80 percent live, Delta, where 10 percent live and Zamfara, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 8 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeenatu9215/
Zeinatou864/
Zeenathu861/
Zinatu83357/
Zenetu8350/
Jenatu8334/
Senatu837/
Zanatu832/
Senatus7711,690/
Cenatus773,109/
Jenatou7719/
Zingatu778/
Zinatou777/
Zainatu777/
Zannatu774/
Genatou772/
Senatou772/
Zinateu771/
Senaitu771/
Zeinetu771/
Chenatu771/
Cenatou771/
Genatus771/
Senattu771/
Seinatou7127/
Seynatou7111/
Senathus7110/
Chengatu717/
Djenatou715/
Zaihnatu715/
Ssenattu713/
Zainatou712/
Dzonatou711/
Senataus711/
Seneatus711/
Zinetu674,669/
Sanatu67639/
Sinatu67123/
Jinatu6754/
Tzannatou6726/
Chengattu673/
Djeynatou672/
Djeinatou672/
Sonatu672/
Senotu671/
Ginatu671/
Zinotu671/
Senetu671/
Chengathu671/

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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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  • 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 Zenatu
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