Ayantu Surname

65,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Ayantu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayantu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia7,5661:12,8931,855
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Ayantu (5,483) may also be a first name.

Ayantu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ayantu (Marathi: अयंतू) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayantu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 65,427th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 955,243 people. The last name Ayantu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ayantu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 90,714th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 5,483 people.

It is most common in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 7,566 people, or 1 in 12,893. Besides Ethiopia Ayantu exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hayantu922/
Ayantou921/
Ajantu8315/
Iyantu833/
Ayamtu832/
Eyantu831/
Ayentu831/
Oyantu831/
Yoantou771/
Ayentus770/
Auntu731,081/
Yentu7314/
Aintu732/
Eantu731/
Ayontheu711/
Auntuy6723/
Oyintu677/
Yenteu675/
Yenthu672/
Auntup671/
Auntui671/
Hyentu671/
Aientu671/
Ijantu671/
Ainthu671/
Haintu671/

Ayantu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ayantu in the Marathi language
अयंतूayantu-

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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 Ayantu
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