Tatt Surname

363,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Tatt Surname User-submission:

This is an Anglo-Scottish surname. It is however probably of Norse-Viking origin, deriving from the pre 7th century Old Norse word teitr, meaning 'glad' or 'cheerful'. In its home country it is recorded as the personal name Teitr, and appears in the Icelandic saga called Landnamabok.

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Tatt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia2281:129,3618,379
England2101:265,32421,048
Australia1931:139,87415,066
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States811:4,474,802235,715
India321:23,970,793327,222
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Denmark191:297,09021,940
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Tatt (628) may also be a first name.

Tatt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an Anglo-Scottish surname. It is however probably of Norse-Viking origin, deriving from the pre 7th century Old Norse word teitr, meaning 'glad' or 'cheerful'. In its home country it is recorded as the personal name Teitr, and appears in the Icelandic saga called Landnamabok.

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Tatt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tatt (Arabic: تةت, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺕ, Hindi: तत्त, Russian: Татт) occurs most in Malaysia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tatt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tatt? popularity and diffusion

Tatt is the 363,374th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,331,535 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 31 percent of Tatt reside; 26 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 23 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tatt is also the 332,375th most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 628 people.

The last name Tatt is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 129,361. In Malaysia Tatt is most prevalent in: Penang, where 56 percent reside, Selangor, where 14 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 6 percent reside. Not including Malaysia this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 19 percent reside.

Tatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tatt has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tatt surname rose 447 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 312 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tatt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tatt surname are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tatt earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 0.4% more than the national average, earning R 238,584 per year and in United States they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning $43,141 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taitt892,839/
Tatte892,063/
Thatt8944/
Tautt8916/
Tatts895/
Taytt891/
Teatt890/
Tat8649,468/
Thatte802,711/
Taitte8072/
Taitts8012/
Theatt806/
Tatthe804/
Thatth802/
Thatht801/
Thatts800/
Tate75139,417/
Tait7544,495/
That7519,311/
Htat755,537/
Taut752,895/
Teat751,144/
Taat75923/
Tott75845/
Tast75514/
Tath75202/
Taht75200/
Tats75143/
Tayt75112/
Tadt7549/
Taşt7517/
Dtat752/
Tatd752/
Ttat752/
Tajt752/
Tótt751/
Tatì751/
Tgat751/
Thatthe737/
Theatts731/
Taththe731/
Ta671,030,717/
Tathe6714,525/
Thate674,176/
Tahat673,851/
Taute673,261/
Tautz672,562/
Taite671,526/
Taste67984/
Totte67845/
Teats67785/
Thaut67683/
Teate67506/
Tatsh67249/
Thait67198/
Taits67144/
Tayts67129/
Totts67112/
Tauts67111/
Taate67109/
Teadt6795/
Tatch6795/
Thath6789/
Taudt6767/
Thott6763/
Taats6755/
Teitt6751/
Toutt6748/
Tauth6747/
Tuott6746/
Totth6743/
Taust6739/
Tótth6731/
Taatz6726/
Theat6721/
Tahut6716/
Thast6716/
Ta'at6716/
Tayte6712/
Tacht6710/
Thaat679/
Taatø676/
Teatz674/
Thaththe674/
Htait674/
Ștaut674/
Ttate673/
Teath673/
Tault672/
Tathd672/
Tayth672/
Taith671/
Toott671/
Teaut671/
Thatp671/
Taist671/
Tauyt671/
Teaht671/
Htayt671/
Tótht671/
Taait671/
Tahht671/
Tajte671/
Tayst671/
Tostt671/
Tasht671/
Teutt670/
Tottz670/

Tatt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tatt in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺕaltat-
Tatt in the Hindi language
तत्तtatta66.67
दत्तdatta33.33
Tatt in the Russian language
Таттtatt-
Tatt in the Arabic language
تةتttt-

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