Asantu Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Asantu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asantu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
India191:40,371,862445,856

Asantu (87) may also be a first name.

Asantu Last Name Facts

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

Asantu (Hindi: असंतु, Marathi: असंतु, Oriya: ଅସୁ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Asantu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Asantu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Asantu are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Asantu is also the 1,024,927th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 87 people.

The last name Asantu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Asantu is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 57 percent live, Kogi, where 35 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 34 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hasantu926/
Ashantu923/
Asiantu921/
Assantu921/
Gasantu921/
Hassantu8622/
Assantou865/
Aishantu861/
Asamtu8315/
Ajantu8315/
Asontu834/
Acantu831/
Hassantou803/
Assantouh801/
Achantu777/
Oshantu771/
Osantou771/
Assonteu7129/
Aachantu711/
Eesanthu711/
Osontu672/
Audchantu671/
Azamtu671/
Ocantu671/
Asontoe6224/
Adjontu621/
Esiontu621/
Ajontus621/
Ojantaus571/
Ezontu501/
Houssamtou501/
Hassoumtou501/
Osomtu501/

Asantu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asantu in the Marathi language
असंतुasantu71.43
आसंतुasantu14.29
असंतूasantu14.29
Asantu in the Oriya language
ଅସୁasu53.85
ଅସାୁasau15.38
ଅଶାୁasau15.38
ଅସାୁମାାିasaumaai7.69
ଆସୁasu7.69
Asantu in the Hindi language
असंतुasantu50
असनतुasanatu50

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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 Asantu
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