Monatu Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Monatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897

Monatu (42) may also be a first name.

Monatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Monatu (Hindi: मोनटू, Marathi: मोनटू) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Monatu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Monatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Monatu is the 3,665,662nd most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Monatu live; 72 percent live in Central Africa and 72 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 42 people.

It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Beside The DR Congo it occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monatus925/
Monaatu923/
Moinatu921/
Monnatau86160/
Mmonatau86119/
Mounatou8626/
Manatu8388/
Menatu8312/
Munatu8312/
Monotu833/
Mangatu77752/
Manattu77253/
Manatou77118/
Manhatu7771/
Mungatu7743/
Muinatu7739/
Mannatu7733/
Manatau7713/
Munatus777/
Menhatu774/
Munaitu772/
Manatus772/
Manathu772/
Manatui771/
Monotou771/
Muneatu771/
Monatoo771/
Mongotu771/
Manatut771/
Maenatu771/
Manaitu771/
Moungnatou751/
Manautou71185/
Mangattu71178/
Mounetou7169/
Moonothu7116/
Mannathu7111/
Mahanatu714/
Mannattu713/
Munga'tu712/
Mun'gatu711/
Mangathu711/
Mmeunatu711/
Magnatus711/
Manhatau711/
Manhatou711/
Menhatou711/
Menattou711/
Munotu67120/
Manotu6735/
Menetu672/
Manetu672/
Mgangathu671/
Mahanatou671/
Manathout671/

Monatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Monatu in the Hindi language
मोनटूmonatu-
Monatu in the Marathi language
मोनटूmonatu40
मोनटुmonatu20
मॉनतुmonatu20
मॉनटुmonatu20

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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
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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 Monatu
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