Dantu Surname

226,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Moldova

Dantu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dantu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,2331:622,11329,706
South Africa2811:192,80320,875
France861:772,35794,336
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Moldova311:114,88313,240
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Namibia31:803,13415,170
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Dantu (416) may also be a first name.

Dantu Last Name Facts

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

Dantu (Bengali: দন্তু, Hindi: दन्तू, Marathi: दंतु, Oriya: ଦଣ୍ତୁ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dantu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 226,403rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,064,443 people. Dantu occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Dantu are found; 69 percent are found in South Asia and 69 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Dantu is also the 421,501st most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 416 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 1,233 people, or 1 in 622,113. In India Dantu is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 79 percent live, Telangana, where 15 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Other than India this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 16 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Dantu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dantu last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

The amount Dantu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 61.21% more than the national average, earning R 383,100 per year and in United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dantus91339/
Danthu91139/
Dantou9170/
Dantut9157/
Dhantu9138/
Danttu9116/
Dantuz917/
Danteu916/
Dantau912/
Dantui911/
Daintau8332/
Dantaux8315/
Dantaud831/
Danhtou831/
Dhanttu831/
Dontu804,838/
Damtu808/
Dasinthu771/
Donthu731,282/
Dantoo7396/
Dontus7328/
Dhontu7328/
Deintu7317/
Donteu7315/
Dountu734/
Donttu732/
Damteu731/
Damtus731/
Damtud731/
Donhtu731/
Dontau731/
Danthault710/
Dhonthu6743/
Danthoo677/
Deuntou673/
Dontheu672/
Dounteu672/
Dontaus671/
Dainthoo621/
Domtu608/
Domtau5521/
Domthu5513/
Dontoe552/
Domteu551/
Dhomtu551/
Dountoe503/
Dhomthu501/

Dantu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dantu in the Oriya language
ଦଣ୍ତୁdantu-
Dantu in the Hindi language
दन्तूdantu62.96
दंतुdantu11.11
दन्तुdantu11.11
दंतूdantu7.41
दांतूdantu3.7
दान्तूdantu3.7
Dantu in the Marathi language
दंतुdantu51.59
दन्तुdantu30.95
दंतूdantu11.9
दन्तूdantu3.97
डंटुdantu0.79
Dantu in the Bengali language
দন্তুdantu50
ডান্টুdantu50

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Footnotes

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