Amtu Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Amtu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 167 | 1:1,060,735 | 44,297 |
| Indonesia | 66 | 1:2,003,776 | 125,554 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Amtu (246) may also be a first name.
Amtu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amtu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amtu (Hindi: अमतू, Marathi: अमतु) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amtu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 998,609th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Amtu reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 569,299th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 246 people.
Amtu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 1,060,735. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 32 percent live, Plateau, where 29 percent live and Kogi, where 29 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamtu | 89 | 56 | / |
| Amtus | 89 | 9 | / |
| Gamtu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Amtuz | 89 | 5 | / |
| Amtou | 89 | 4 | / |
| Amthu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Amtup | 89 | 1 | / |
| Amtau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Amtout | 80 | 247 | / |
| Amtouy | 80 | 136 | / |
| Amthup | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hamtou | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ahamtu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Amteus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amthus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gamtou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hamthu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hamttu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Antu | 75 | 16,255 | / |
| Omtu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Emtu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hamtout | 73 | 272 | / |
| Gamthou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Amttout | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aimthup | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aimthau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amtheus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amthaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amgeetu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Antou | 67 | 1,309 | / |
| Auntu | 67 | 1,081 | / |
| Anntu | 67 | 986 | / |
| Gantu | 67 | 800 | / |
| Antus | 67 | 760 | / |
| Antau | 67 | 695 | / |
| Hantu | 67 | 478 | / |
| Anhtu | 67 | 147 | / |
| Anthu | 67 | 120 | / |
| Haimetou | 67 | 108 | / |
| Antut | 67 | 46 | / |
| Antuz | 67 | 45 | / |
| Antui | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gomtu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Antuj | 67 | 18 | / |
| Antud | 67 | 18 | / |
| Anttu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Antuh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Antuy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aantu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asntu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aintu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omthu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haymetou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eantu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Antuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omtuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamtoush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omteu | 67 | 1 | / |
Amtu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amtu in the Marathi language | ||
| अमतु | amatu | 85.71 |
| आमतु | amatu | 14.29 |
| Amtu in the Hindi language | ||
| अमतू | amatu | 50 |
| अमतु | amatu | 20 |
| अम्तू | amtu | 20 |
| अम्तु | amtu | 10 |
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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 Amtu
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