Asantu Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Asantu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hasantu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Ashantu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Asiantu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Assantu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gasantu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hassantu | 86 | 22 | / |
| Assantou | 86 | 5 | / |
| Aishantu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Asamtu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Ajantu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Asontu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Acantu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hassantou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Assantouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Achantu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Oshantu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osantou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Assonteu | 71 | 29 | / |
| Aachantu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eesanthu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osontu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Audchantu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azamtu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocantu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asontoe | 62 | 24 | / |
| Adjontu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Esiontu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ajontus | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ojantaus | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ezontu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Houssamtou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Hassoumtou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Osomtu | 50 | 1 | / |
Asantu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asantu in the Marathi language | ||
| असंतु | asantu | 71.43 |
| आसंतु | asantu | 14.29 |
| असंतू | asantu | 14.29 |
| Asantu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅସୁ | asu | 53.85 |
| ଅସାୁ | asau | 15.38 |
| ଅଶାୁ | asau | 15.38 |
| ଅସାୁମାାି | asaumaai | 7.69 |
| ଆସୁ | asu | 7.69 |
| Asantu in the Hindi language | ||
| असंतु | asantu | 50 |
| असनतु | asanatu | 50 |
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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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