Jentu Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jentu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jentu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2241:241,86524,757
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Jentu (734) may also be a first name.

Jentu Last Name Facts

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

Jentu (Bengali: জেন্টু, Hindi: जेन्तु, Marathi: जतु) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jentu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jentu is the 1,014,722nd most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Jentu reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Jentu is also the 303,966th most frequently held given name globally, held by 734 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 224 people, or 1 in 241,865. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent are found, Western Cape, where 22 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Jentu exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Jentu Last Name Statistics demography

Jentu earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.47% less than the national average, earning R 193,752 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jentau9129/
Jhentu9110/
Jentus918/
Jeantu914/
Entu89125/
Jntu892/
Djentuh83359/
Jeantus8354/
Jeantou8329/
Djenteu831/
Jeantui831/
Djentou831/
Jintu801,219/
Sentu80902/
Hentu80108/
Entau8085/
Entuy8069/
Entuu8045/
Gentu8035/
Entou8016/
Zentu8015/
Yentu8014/
Centu8012/
Entui8010/
Entuj802/
Jemtu801/
Enthu801/
Jeantaud7795/
Jeantoux7714/
Jeantout771/
Senteu731,208/
Zentou73873/
Henttu73277/
Chentu73246/
Sentui73127/
Gentou7372/
Senthu7359/
Yentuz7334/
Djintu7321/
Gentuh7315/
Zentus7314/
Yentus7311/
Hentau7310/
Zhentu7310/
Jaintu739/
Gentus737/
Yhentu737/
Sentau736/
Jintau736/
Yenteu735/
Gemntu735/
Hentus734/
Entouh734/
Jhintu734/
Jentoo734/
Sentuy734/
Enthou732/
Yenthu732/
Jemthu732/
Jentoe731/
Jintui731/
Sgentu731/
Hyentu731/
Ijintu731/
Gentui731/
Jintou731/
Jinthu731/
Henteu731/
Centeu731/
Jeannetau712/
Jentausch711/
Zentout67516/
Sentouh67278/
Saentui67152/
Hentush6733/
Senthui6710/
Chentou676/
Hentoux676/
Gentaud676/
Cntu675/
Iheantu674/
Djintou673/
Chesntu672/
Sientou671/
Gentaus671/
Gentouh671/
Hentous671/
Hentout671/
Genteux671/
Jeamtou671/
Jainthu671/
Hentuss671/
Xgemntu671/

Jentu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jentu in the Bengali language
জেন্টুjentu94.44
জেনটুjenatu5.56
Jentu in the Marathi language
जतुjatu62.5
जतूjatu16.67
जटुjatu16.67
जेन्तूjentu4.17
Jentu in the Hindi language
जेन्तुjentu42.86
जेन्तूjentu28.57
जेन्टूjentu14.29
जेंतुjentu14.29

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jentu
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