Kantu Surname
Approximately 10,952 people bear this surname
Kantu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,961 | 1:18,652 | 2,336 |
| India | 2,800 | 1:273,952 | 15,626 |
| Zambia | 2,161 | 1:7,335 | 871 |
| Indonesia | 1,050 | 1:125,952 | 12,688 |
| Uganda | 332 | 1:117,588 | 11,276 |
| Tanzania | 208 | 1:254,527 | 20,548 |
| Nigeria | 194 | 1:913,107 | 39,493 |
| Liberia | 113 | 1:39,014 | 3,601 |
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
The alternate forms: Kantú (2) are calculated separately.
Kantu (13,400) may also be a first name.
Kantu Demographics
Average Kantu Salary in
United States
$50,256 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Kantu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kantu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀན་ཏུ་ | kentu | - |
| Kantu in the Oriya language | ||
| କାୁ | kau | 77.14 |
| କୁ | ku | 11.43 |
| କାଂଟୁ | kantu | 5.71 |
| ସାହୁ | sahu | 0.95 |
| କାରୁ | karu | 0.95 |
| Kantu in the Marathi language | ||
| कांतु | kantu | 61.21 |
| कांतू | kantu | 20.62 |
| कंटू | kantu | 3.58 |
| कंतु | kantu | 2.54 |
| कंटु | kantu | 2.45 |
| कान्तु | kantu | 2.07 |
| कांटू | kantu | 0.75 |
| कांटु | kantu | 0.66 |
| कंतू | kantu | 0.66 |
| कानतु | kanatu | 0.56 |
| कन्तु | kantu | 0.56 |
| कान्टु | kantu | 0.47 |
| कनडू | kanadu | 0.38 |
| कान्टू | kantu | 0.38 |
| कन्टू | kantu | 0.28 |
| कातु | katu | 0.28 |
| कंठु | kanthu | 0.19 |
| खंडु | khandu | 0.19 |
| कांन्तु | kanntu | 0.19 |
| कान्तू | kantu | 0.19 |
| कोतु | kotu | 0.19 |
| शांतु | santu | 0.09 |
| जानू | janu | 0.09 |
| कांन्तू | kanntu | 0.09 |
| कालू | kalu | 0.09 |
| वंता | vanta | 0.09 |
| कानु | kanu | 0.09 |
| कनदू | kanadu | 0.09 |
| रतु | ratu | 0.09 |
| पनतू | panatu | 0.09 |
| कन्तू | kantu | 0.09 |
| कातू | katu | 0.09 |
| कुंतु | kuntu | 0.09 |
| पंत | panta | 0.09 |
| काळु | kalu | 0.09 |
| Kantu in the Bengali language | ||
| কান্তু | kantu | 50 |
| কন্টু | kantu | 32.14 |
| কানতু | kanatu | 10.71 |
| কণ্টু | kantu | 3.57 |
| কন্তু | kantu | 3.57 |
| Kantu in the Hindi language | ||
| कान्तु | kantu | 34.57 |
| कन्तू | kantu | 20.69 |
| कन्टू | kantu | 11.9 |
| कन्तु | kantu | 10.77 |
| कान्तू | kantu | 9.7 |
| कांतु | kantu | 3 |
| कंतू | kantu | 1.88 |
| कंटू | kantu | 1.61 |
| कंतु | kantu | 1.23 |
| कन्टु | kantu | 0.86 |
| कांटू | kantu | 0.8 |
| कांतू | kantu | 0.8 |
| कान्टू | kantu | 0.75 |
| कान्त | kanta | 0.27 |
| कंटु | kantu | 0.21 |
| कांटु | kantu | 0.21 |
| कनतू | kanatu | 0.16 |
| कण्टू | kantu | 0.11 |
| कनतु | kanatu | 0.11 |
| कान्टु | kantu | 0.05 |
| कांत | kanta | 0.05 |
| कँतू | kamtu | 0.05 |
| कानटू | kanatu | 0.05 |
| काटू | katu | 0.05 |
| Kantu in the Russian language | ||
| Канту | kantu | - |
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Footnotes
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