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 be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lentu.

How Common Is The Last Name Lentu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,168,711th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Lentu are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,191,548th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 67 people.

The surname Lentu is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 2,593,121. In Indonesia Lentu is mostly concentrated in: Central Sulawesi, where 41 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 27 percent reside and Southeast Sulawesi, where 25 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Romania, where 7 percent reside.

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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  • 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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