Zuratu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Latvia

Zuratu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zuratu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Zuratu (60) may also be a first name.

Zuratu Last Name Facts

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

Zuratu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zuratu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zuratu is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Zuratu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Zuratu reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently used given name globally, borne by 60 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kogi, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Latvia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhuratu9273/
Zuiratu922/
Zueratu922/
Zouratou863/
Zueratou861/
Juratu83349/
Suratu83112/
Curatu8351/
Zuretu837/
Surathu77317/
Surattu7768/
Sauratu7712/
Souratu773/
Suratud772/
Suratus772/
Suratut771/
Suratau771/
Curathu771/
Surautu771/
Suratthu717/
Souratou714/
Surastup713/
Sahuratu712/
Sourathu711/
Suurattu711/
Coratu6722/
Suretu678/
Djouratou672/
Soureatou672/
Soratu672/
Sourratou671/
Jourratou671/
Zoureytou671/

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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 Zuratu
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