Amtu Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amtu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amtu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1671:1,060,73544,297
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
India181:42,614,743461,117
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

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) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amtu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 998,609th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname Amtu is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Amtu are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amtu is also the 569,299th most commonly held first name globally, held by 246 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 1,060,735. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 32 percent reside, Plateau, where 29 percent reside and Kogi, where 29 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamtu8956/
Amtus899/
Gamtu895/
Amtuz895/
Amtou894/
Amthu892/
Amtup891/
Amtau891/
Amtout80247/
Amtouy80136/
Amthup8011/
Hamtou807/
Ahamtu803/
Amteus801/
Amthus801/
Gamtou801/
Hamthu801/
Hamttu801/
Antu7516,255/
Omtu752/
Emtu751/
Hamtout73272/
Gamthou7320/
Amttout736/
Aimthup734/
Aimthau731/
Amtheus731/
Amthaus731/
Amgeetu731/
Antou671,309/
Auntu671,081/
Anntu67986/
Gantu67800/
Antus67760/
Antau67695/
Hantu67478/
Anhtu67147/
Anthu67120/
Haimetou67108/
Antut6746/
Antuz6745/
Antui6729/
Gomtu6724/
Antuj6718/
Antud6718/
Anttu6716/
Antuh6713/
Antuy6712/
Aantu672/
Asntu672/
Aintu672/
Omthu671/
Haymetou671/
Eantu671/
Antuu671/
Omtuy671/
Hamtoush671/
Omteu671/

Amtu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amtu in the Marathi language
अमतुamatu85.71
आमतुamatu14.29
Amtu in the Hindi language
अमतूamatu50
अमतुamatu20
अम्तूamtu20
अम्तुamtu10

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amtu
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