Duntu Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Duntu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Duntu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
India61:127,844,230863,365
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Duntu (289) may also be a first name.

Duntu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Duntu (Marathi: दूंटु) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Duntu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Duntu are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Duntu is also the 519,842nd most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 289 people.

The last name Duntu is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 3,002,299. Apart from Ghana this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duntau9111/
Dunthu916/
Duntus916/
Dountu914/
Duntut911/
Duntuh911/
Duntup911/
Deuntou833/
Dounteu832/
Duntuch831/
Dontu804,838/
Dumtu8035/
Donthu731,282/
Dhontu7328/
Donttu732/
Tdumtu731/
Dumteu731/
Dontau731/
Donhtu731/
Dhonthu6743/
Dountoe673/
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Duntu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Duntu in the Marathi language
दूंटुduntu-

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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 Duntu
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