Fantu Surname
Approximately 96,817 people bear this surname
Fantu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 96,427 | 1:1,012 | 179 |
| Romania | 321 | 1:62,548 | 7,539 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
The alternate forms: Fantů (1) are calculated separately.
Fantu (16,413) may also be a first name.
Fantu Demographics
Average Fantu Salary in
United States
$36,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fantu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fantu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fantu (Hindi: फन्तू, Marathi: फंटु) is found most in Ethiopia. It may also be rendered as a variant: Fantů. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fantu.
How Common Is The Last Name Fantu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,829th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 75,271 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fantu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 43,627th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 16,413 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 96,427 people, or 1 in 1,012. Outside of Ethiopia it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Fantu Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Fantu earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.99% less than the national average, earning $36,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.32% less than the national average, earning $42,071 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fantů | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fantuz | 91 | 1,116 | / |
| Fantou | 91 | 338 | / |
| Fantus | 91 | 116 | / |
| Fantau | 91 | 37 | / |
| Fantuh | 91 | 16 | / |
| Faintu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Fanteu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Fantuy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fantui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fanthou | 83 | 148 | / |
| Fantush | 83 | 6 | / |
| Fantahu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Fantouh | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fantous | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fanthuz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fantaus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fantusz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fantouz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fanteux | 83 | 0 | / |
| Vantu | 80 | 1,133 | / |
| Fontu | 80 | 126 | / |
| Fantó | 80 | 14 | / |
| Famtu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faintuch | 77 | 61 | / |
| Fajntuch | 77 | 16 | / |
| Fayntuch | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fantauzz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fontus | 73 | 4,351 | / |
| Vanthu | 73 | 152 | / |
| Phantu | 73 | 83 | / |
| Fontau | 73 | 34 | / |
| Vantuh | 73 | 14 | / |
| Vantuy | 73 | 12 | / |
| Fantoo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Fontou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Vanttu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vanteu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaintu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fantauzzì | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phanthu | 67 | 1,562 | / |
| Fountou | 67 | 168 | / |
| Phantui | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vanthuy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fonthus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phanntu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phantud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feuntou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fontouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonteuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fohntuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fahntoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phaintu | 67 | 1 | / |
Fantu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fantu in the Hindi language | ||
| फन्तू | phantu | 40.54 |
| फन्टू | phantu | 34.23 |
| फान्तू | phantu | 5.41 |
| फन्तु | phantu | 5.41 |
| फंतु | phantu | 3.6 |
| फान्तु | phantu | 2.7 |
| फन्टु | phantu | 1.8 |
| फंतू | phantu | 1.8 |
| फान्टू | phantu | 0.9 |
| फंटू | phantu | 0.9 |
| फांतू | phantu | 0.9 |
| Fantu in the Marathi language | ||
| फंटु | phantu | 32.31 |
| फंटू | phantu | 27.69 |
| फन्तु | phantu | 20 |
| फंतु | phantu | 6.15 |
| फन्तू | phantu | 4.62 |
| फन्टु | phantu | 4.62 |
| फंतू | phantu | 3.08 |
| फांटू | phantu | 1.54 |
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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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- 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 Fantu
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