Amantu Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amantu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amantu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Amantu (89) may also be a first name.

Amantu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amantu (Hindi: अमन्तू) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amantu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Amantu are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 89 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria Amantu is mostly found in: Delta, where 54 percent reside, Enugu, where 35 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 35 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amantou9228/
Hamantu925/
Amanthu923/
Amantud921/
Amantus921/
Hamantou865/
Amaintus862/
Hammantu862/
Omantu8324/
Emantu832/
Amamtu831/
Hammanthu805/
Omantud7718/
Hemantu779/
Amamteu771/
Amantauova755/
Ahmantoo7114/
Hemanthu719/
Amountou711/
Homeantu711/
Ousmantou671/
Homontu627/
Emohntu622/

Amantu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amantu in the Hindi language
अमन्तूamantu33.33
अमानतुamanatu16.67
अमंतूamantu16.67
आमन्तुamantu16.67
अमान्तुamantu16.67

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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 Amantu
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