Lentu Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Lentu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lentu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lentu (67) may also be a first name.

Lentu Last Name Facts

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

Lentu (Marathi: लतु) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lentu.

How Common Is The Last Name Lentu? popularity and diffusion

Lentu is the 2,168,711th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Lentu live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 67 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lentu is also the 1,191,548th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 67 people.

The last name Lentu is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 2,593,121. In Indonesia Lentu is mostly found in: Central Sulawesi, where 41 percent live, South Sulawesi, where 27 percent live and Southeast Sulawesi, where 25 percent live. Excluding Indonesia Lentu is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Romania, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenteu9133/
Lentou9115/
Lentus918/
Laentu918/
Leuntu911/
Lentau911/
Lentuz911/
Lentup911/
Lntu895/
Lentush8310/
Leuntou832/
Lentuch831/
Lintu801,301/
Lemtu804/
Lenthush774/
Lenthaus771/
Lintau7345/
Lintus739/
Lintou735/
Lintut734/
Lemtou733/
Hlemtu732/
Lentoe732/
Liontu732/
Linttu731/
Lenthoust710/
Liontou67510/
Lintuhe675/
Lemteux671/
Lintupf671/

Lentu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lentu in the Marathi language
लतुlatu71.43
लटूlatu14.29
लतूlatu14.29

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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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  • 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 Lentu
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