Ganthu Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Ganthu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
Ganthu (207) may also be a first name.
Ganthu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganthu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ganthu (Bengali: গন্ঠু, Hindi: गांठू, Marathi: गंठु) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganthu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,140,742nd most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname Ganthu occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Ganthu reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ganthu is also the 629,010th most common first name on earth It is held by 207 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Aside from Malawi this last name is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganthu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganthu in the Bengali language | ||
| গন্ঠু | ganthu | - |
| Ganthu in the Marathi language | ||
| गंठु | ganthu | 65.38 |
| गंठू | ganthu | 23.08 |
| गंथु | ganthu | 3.85 |
| गांठू | ganthu | 3.85 |
| गन्ठू | ganthu | 1.92 |
| गन्ठु | ganthu | 1.92 |
| Ganthu in the Hindi language | ||
| गांठू | ganthu | 30 |
| गन्ठू | ganthu | 30 |
| गंठू | ganthu | 20 |
| गाँठू | gamthu | 15 |
| गन्ठु | ganthu | 5 |
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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 Ganthu
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