Cuntu Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cuntu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cuntu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1021:531,15442,340
Turkey231:3,383,54091,291
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Cuntu (159) may also be a first name.

Cuntu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cuntu (Hindi: चुन्टू) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuntu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cuntu is the 1,544,715th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name Cuntu occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Cuntu reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Cuntu is also the 727,628th most widespread first name globally, borne by 159 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 531,154. In South Africa Cuntu is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 75 percent are found, Gauteng, where 22 percent are found and Western Cape, where 4 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 17 percent are found and Peru, where 4 percent are found.

Cuntu Last Name Statistics demography

Cuntu earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.43% more than the national average, earning R 269,544 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ciuntu911,079/
Chuntu91405/
Cuntou913/
Cunthu911/
Chunthu8314/
Countou832/
Chuntuy831/
Cauntau831/
Chuntuh831/
Tchuntu831/
Countus830/
Contu807,597/
Kuntu801,660/
Suntu80292/
Juntu8076/
Zuntu8070/
Cuntó803/
Tchunteu7726/
Cheunteu775/
Chuinteu772/
Kunttu73657/
Contou73209/
Kauntu73198/
Suntau73106/
Kountu7334/
Contau7323/
Kunthu7322/
Kuntau7320/
Suntui7316/
Suntuh739/
Kuntuy739/
Conteu737/
Kuntud736/
Juntup735/
Junttu735/
Juntut734/
Kuntui734/
Juuntu734/
Conttu733/
Juntud732/
K'Untu731/
Kuintu731/
Djuntu731/
Contuy731/
Khuntu731/
Sguntu731/
Qhuntu731/
Kuntuu731/
Junthu731/
Jhuntu731/
Juntui731/
Conthu730/
Tchuinteu7139/
Tchounteu7126/
Tcheuntou7111/
Tchountou7111/
Tchuntheu719/
Tcheunteu712/
Kountou67115/
Zountou6725/
Kuntusz6717/
Giuntou675/
Djountu674/
Qhumntu673/
Kountud673/
Kauntui672/
Chuntoo671/
Seuntou671/
Kuinteu671/
Kounteu671/
Juntaut671/
Juntust671/
Jountou671/
Khuntui671/

Cuntu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cuntu in the Hindi language
चुन्टूcuntu-

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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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  • 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 Cuntu
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