Mentu Surname

451,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Finland

Mentu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mentu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3391:390,11633,199
South Africa1291:419,98236,405
Finland1001:54,9676,516
India1001:7,670,654164,164
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Mentu (2,515) may also be a first name.

Mentu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mentu (Bengali: মেন্টু, Hindi: मेन्टू, Marathi: मटु) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mentu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mentu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 451,630th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,690,886 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Mentu live; 46 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Mentu is also the 147,120th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 2,515 people.

It is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 339 people, or 1 in 390,116. In Indonesia Mentu is most frequent in: North Sulawesi, where 74 percent are found, Gorontalo, where 14 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia Mentu occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and Finland, where 13 percent are found.

Mentu Last Name Statistics demography

Mentu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.48% less than the national average, earning R 134,316 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mentus91592/
Mentuz91161/
Mentuy9179/
Mentuš9158/
Menthu9123/
Menteu9117/
Mentou9116/
Menttu9113/
Mentuh9111/
Mentut9111/
Mentau916/
Muentu914/
Mentui911/
Meentu911/
Mentud911/
Mentup911/
Mntu89265/
Mentusz8324/
Menthus8321/
Mentuch837/
Mentuis836/
Muentui834/
Menteuh832/
Mentouh832/
Mentous832/
Mentouz831/
Mentuhs831/
Menthou831/
Mentheu831/
Menthuj831/
Mentush831/
Mintu8011,817/
Mntau807/
Memtu801/
Mentouch779/
Menthouh771/
Minthu734,492/
Mintus73692/
Mentoe73587/
Myntus73130/
Mintou73124/
Mintau7358/
Minteu736/
Minntu733/
Mintui732/
Mentúz731/
Minttu731/
Mintuu731/
Memtou731/
Mentoo731/
Muuntu731/
Mentús731/
Mintush6722/
Mintuch676/
Miontou671/
Mentooy671/
Menthoo671/
Mintouh671/
Mintheu671/
Menntoe671/
Minthtu671/

Mentu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mentu in the Bengali language
মেন্টুmentu90
মেণ্টুmentu5
মেন্তুmentu5
Mentu in the Marathi language
मटुmatu57.89
मेन्टूmentu18.42
मेन्टुmentu7.89
मतुmatu7.89
मटूmatu5.26
मॅन्टूान्सीसmentuansisa2.63
Mentu in the Hindi language
मेन्टूmentu51.61
मिन्टूmintu22.58
मेन्टुmentu16.13
मेंटूmentu6.45
मेंतूmentu3.23

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mentu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis