Dontu Surname

98,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Dontu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dontu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova2,0461:1,741192
India2,0081:382,00520,411
Romania7111:28,2393,614
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Dontu (279) may also be a first name.

Dontu Last Name Facts

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

Dontu (Marathi: दोन्तु, Russian: Донту) occurs most in Moldova. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dontu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dontu is the 98,028th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,506,314 people. The surname Dontu occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Dontu are found; 57 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 57 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 531,524th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 279 people.

The surname Dontu is most commonly used in Moldova, where it is held by 2,046 people, or 1 in 1,741. In Moldova Dontu is mostly concentrated in: Căușeni District, where 21 percent live, Rezina District, where 18 percent live and Chișinău Municipality, where 13 percent live. Besides Moldova this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in India, where 42 percent live and Romania, where 15 percent live.

Dontu Last Name Statistics demography

Dontu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donthu911,282/
Dontus9128/
Dhontu9128/
Donteu9115/
Dountu914/
Donttu912/
Dontau911/
Donhtu911/
Dhonthu8343/
Dounteu832/
Dontheu832/
Dontaus831/
Dantu801,793/
Duntu8022/
Domtu808/
Dantus73339/
Danthu73139/
Dantou7370/
Dantut7357/
Dhantu7338/
Domtau7321/
Danttu7316/
Domthu7313/
Duntau7311/
Dantuz737/
Danteu736/
Duntus736/
Dunthu736/
Dantau732/
Dontoe732/
Dhomtu731/
Dantui731/
Duntup731/
Duntut731/
Duntuh731/
Domteu731/
Dantaux6715/
Deuntou673/
Dountoe673/
Dantaud671/
Duntuch671/
Dhomthu671/
Dhanttu671/

Dontu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dontu in the Marathi language
दोन्तुdontu-
Dontu in the Russian language
Донтуdontu-

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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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  • 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 Dontu
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