Kantu Surname

47,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kantu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,9611:18,6522,336
India2,8001:273,95215,626
Zambia2,1611:7,335871
Indonesia1,0501:125,95212,688
Uganda3321:117,58811,276
Tanzania2081:254,52720,548
Nigeria1941:913,10739,493
Liberia1131:39,0143,601
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

The alternate forms: Kantú (2) are calculated separately.

Kantu (13,400) may also be a first name.

Kantu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kantu (Bengali: কান্তু, Hindi: कान्तु, Marathi: कांतु, Oriya: କାୁ, Russian: Канту, Tibetan: ཀན་ཏུ་) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Kantú. Click here for other possible spellings of Kantu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kantu is the 47,273rd most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 665,408 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Kantu reside; 36 percent reside in Central Africa and 36 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 50,220th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 13,400 people.

This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 3,961 people, or 1 in 18,652. Besides The DR Congo it exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent live and Zambia, where 20 percent live.

Kantu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kantu earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 5.16% less than the national average, earning R 225,384 per year and in United States they earn 16.47% more than the national average, earning $50,256 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kantú932/
Kantou91727/
Kanthu91448/
Kauntu91198/
Khantu91137/
Kantau91100/
Kanttu9115/
Kaantu9112/
Kantuh918/
Kantui916/
Kanntu911/
Kantuu911/
Kaintu911/
Kanteu911/
Kantup910/
Kayıntu8342/
Gkantou8330/
Kantaut8321/
Kanthou8314/
Kantout8312/
Kantouh837/
Khantud837/
Khantui836/
Khantut833/
Kauntui832/
Kanthau832/
Kantouj831/
Kaanthu831/
Khantuz831/
Khanntu831/
Khantau831/
Kanteuh831/
Cantu80114,509/
Kontu801,459/
Kantó80122/
Qantu803/
Kantoush77616/
Khantous7786/
Kantusch7731/
Kanthaup7728/
Kantouth7725/
Kanthaus7710/
Kantouch774/
Kaintush771/
Kantauts771/
Kahntout771/
Kontou734,424/
Cantau73577/
Cantou73252/
Kontus73164/
Cantus73143/
Kamteu73118/
Kontuş7372/
Kontuľ7352/
Kaymtu7344/
Kontuš7339/
Kountu7334/
Kantoo7324/
Canteu736/
Kamtou736/
Cantuu733/
Canthu733/
Canttu732/
Ccantu732/
Kamtud732/
Kamtuu731/
Konttu731/
Canntu731/
Cantuy731/
Kantão731/
Kantoe731/
Kontau731/
Kontui731/
Gqantu731/
Cantud731/
Cantuz731/
Kamtus731/
Kamtuy731/
Kahntheus711/
Hkantoush711/
Kontush67242/
Khonthu67147/
Kountou67115/
Canteux6789/
Cantaut6766/
Gkontou6747/
Cantaux6742/
Kointau6735/
Kontusz6729/
Kontout6726/
Koontud6719/
Cantaud6718/
Khantoo6710/
Khamthu676/
Canthau674/
Cantuha674/
Kountud673/
Keintus673/
Khantoe673/
Kontous672/
Khamtuy672/
Kamtout671/
Kontuss671/
Kounteu671/
Caanthu671/
Cantuis671/
Cauntau671/
Kgonthu671/
Kahntoo671/
Kosintu671/
Khamtau671/
Khamteu671/
Khamtud671/
Khamtup671/
Cantoux670/

Kantu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantu in the Tibetan language
ཀན་ཏུ་kentu-
Kantu in the Oriya language
କାୁkau77.14
କୁku11.43
କାଂଟୁkantu5.71
ସାହୁsahu0.95
କାରୁkaru0.95
Kantu in the Marathi language
कांतुkantu61.21
कांतूkantu20.62
कंटूkantu3.58
कंतुkantu2.54
कंटुkantu2.45
कान्तुkantu2.07
कांटूkantu0.75
कांटुkantu0.66
कंतूkantu0.66
कानतुkanatu0.56
कन्तुkantu0.56
कान्टुkantu0.47
कनडूkanadu0.38
कान्टूkantu0.38
कन्टूkantu0.28
कातुkatu0.28
कंठुkanthu0.19
खंडुkhandu0.19
कांन्तुkanntu0.19
कान्तूkantu0.19
कोतुkotu0.19
शांतुsantu0.09
जानूjanu0.09
कांन्तूkanntu0.09
कालूkalu0.09
वंताvanta0.09
कानुkanu0.09
कनदूkanadu0.09
रतुratu0.09
पनतूpanatu0.09
कन्तूkantu0.09
कातूkatu0.09
कुंतुkuntu0.09
पंतpanta0.09
काळुkalu0.09
Kantu in the Bengali language
কান্তুkantu50
কন্টুkantu32.14
কানতুkanatu10.71
কণ্টুkantu3.57
কন্তুkantu3.57
Kantu in the Hindi language
कान्तुkantu34.57
कन्तूkantu20.69
कन्टूkantu11.9
कन्तुkantu10.77
कान्तूkantu9.7
कांतुkantu3
कंतूkantu1.88
कंटूkantu1.61
कंतुkantu1.23
कन्टुkantu0.86
कांटूkantu0.8
कांतूkantu0.8
कान्टूkantu0.75
कान्तkanta0.27
कंटुkantu0.21
कांटुkantu0.21
कनतूkanatu0.16
कण्टूkantu0.11
कनतुkanatu0.11
कान्टुkantu0.05
कांतkanta0.05
कँतूkamtu0.05
कानटूkanatu0.05
काटूkatu0.05
Kantu in the Russian language
Кантуkantu-

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