Dentu Surname

303,202nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dentu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dentu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,1081:24,3872,946
France921:721,98690,334
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Dentu (69) may also be a first name.

Dentu Last Name Facts

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

Dentu (Hindi: डेन्टू) is found most frequently in Ghana. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dentu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dentu is the 303,202nd most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,825,376 people. Dentu is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Dentu are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 69 people.

The surname is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 1,108 people, or 1 in 24,387. Beside Ghana this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in France, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Dentu Last Name Statistics demography

Dentu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dentau91107/
Dentus9133/
Dhentu916/
Dentou913/
Dntu893/
Dentaud8326/
Deuntou833/
Daentau831/
Dyntu80212/
Dintu8038/
Demtu8023/
Dîntu801/
Denthuys771/
Dentoo7326/
Dintui7310/
Dentoe731/
Dintou731/
Dinteu731/
Dinthu731/
Denthoo6714/
Dintheu671/
Dimtu609/
Dintoe551,150/
Dintoo555/
Dinthoe5012/

Dentu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dentu in the Hindi language
डेन्टूdentu-

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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 Dentu
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