Jantau Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Jantau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 140 | 1:210,673 | 12,296 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
Jantau (23) may also be a first name.
Jantau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jantau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jantau (Hindi: जन्तौ) occurs most in Malaysia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jantau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,465,390th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname Jantau is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Jantau are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jantau is also the 2,239,265th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 23 people.
It is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 210,673. In Malaysia Jantau is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 90 percent live, Johor, where 3 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent live. Beside Malaysia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jantau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jantau in the Hindi language | ||
| जन्तौ | jantau | - |
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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 Jantau
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