Ethu Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Benin

Ethu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ethu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Ethu (82) may also be a first name.

Ethu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ethu (Hindi: एठू, Marathi: एथू) is found most frequently in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ethu? popularity and diffusion

Ethu is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Ethu reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ethu is also the 1,060,447th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 82 people.

This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 60 percent are found, Bihar, where 20 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 20 percent are found. Not including India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jethu89547/
Ethou89139/
Gethu8922/
Ethau892/
Eithu891/
Etheu891/
Yethu891/
Esthu890/
Etu8610,019/
Geethu80184/
Jeethu8043/
Hetahu8039/
Esthus8037/
Jhethu804/
Ethous802/
Jethou802/
Jesthu801/
Ethaud801/
Etheus801/
Jetahu801/
Yetheu801/
Getheu801/
Getu75168,563/
Etou7510,597/
Hetu753,325/
Jetu751,577/
Etuh751,508/
Eitu75929/
Estu75617/
Ettu75557/
Etau75405/
Athu75357/
Eteu75205/
Etus75181/
Etui75158/
Yetu75152/
Eutu75135/
Etuu7597/
Etut7589/
Eetu7571/
Ithu7569/
Eštu7546/
Aetu7544/
Etuy7533/
Etux7514/
Etup7513/
Othu7512/
Eatu758/
Etud754/
Eztu752/
Edtu752/
Ythu751/
Oetu751/
Ietu751/
Ejtu751/
Hethout7394/
Heithus7353/
Estheus7343/
Esthuis732/
Ethault731/
Easthau731/
Eethuis731/
Githu673,079/
Gettu672,614/
Eshtu672,415/
Jhetu67911/
Jeetu67841/
Jithu67730/
Estus67620/
Heithaus67414/
Ihetu67403/
Heethuis67295/
Ithau67270/
Getui67161/
Aithu67147/
Yettu67116/
Ettou67100/
Athau6781/
Heithuis6781/
Yetou6763/
Getou6763/
Estud6757/
Jettu6751/
Esteu6741/
Etush6740/
Ettus6740/
Otahu6740/
Jehtu6732/
Etouh6727/
Estup6725/
Estau6725/
Ettuh6723/
Etout6722/
Estou6721/
Etuut6721/
Etoup6719/
Ehetu6716/
Hetau6715/
Jetus6714/
Yetuh6714/
Getau6713/
Hathu6712/
Eatus6712/
Geetu6710/
Atahu6710/
Athuy6710/
Etaup6710/
Jetau679/
Hestu678/
Athui677/
Hetou677/
Eettu676/
Etteu676/
Yetuu676/
Jetou676/
Jetut675/
Estuy675/
Ithou675/
Aathu675/
Aythu674/
Heutu674/
Hyetu674/
Hoetu674/
Ithup673/
Eastu673/
Hithu673/
Estut673/
Atheu673/
Estuh673/
Eteus673/
Hettu672/
Hetui672/
Itahu672/
Ethoo672/
Etoud672/
Estui672/
Getuh672/
Heteu672/
Hetus672/
Etuch672/
Ettui672/
Hetuu671/
Heatu671/
Jetuu671/
Itthu671/
Hothu671/
Eatou671/
Eetau671/
Etous671/
Ettup671/
Ahthu671/
Atthu671/
Eituh671/
Otohu671/
Edttu671/
Eeztu671/
Athuí671/
Etaut671/
Yetut671/
Ithus671/
Jîthu671/
Othui671/
Yestu671/
Etult671/
Etouy671/
Etaud671/
Aetau671/
Eetou671/
Oetuy671/
Ijetu671/
Jestu671/
Ehitu671/
Geitu671/
Oetuu671/
Yothu671/
Ehtuu671/
Etuha671/
Eztau671/
Easthaus670/

Ethu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ethu in the Marathi language
एथूethu-
Ethu in the Hindi language
एठूethu66.67
ेठूethu33.33

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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 Ethu
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