Montu Surname
Approximately 2,539 people bear this surname
Montu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,532 | 1:104,019 | 4,444 |
| Argentina | 249 | 1:171,660 | 14,420 |
| Indonesia | 127 | 1:1,041,332 | 75,890 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| India | 109 | 1:7,037,297 | 155,647 |
| Nigeria | 76 | 1:2,330,826 | 78,393 |
| Brazil | 64 | 1:3,344,911 | 95,290 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Italy | 38 | 1:1,609,387 | 83,030 |
| Romania | 37 | 1:542,645 | 40,475 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Montù (10) & Montú (5) are calculated separately.
Montu (20,348) may also be a first name.
Montu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Montu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Montu (Bengali: মন্টু, Hindi: मोन्टू, Marathi: मोन्टू, Oriya: େମାନଟୁ) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Montù or Montú. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Montu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 169,884th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,870,243 people. The surname Montu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Montu live; 65 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Montu is also the 37,313th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 20,348 people.
This last name is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1,532 people, or 1 in 104,019. Apart from Bangladesh this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.
Montu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Montu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Montu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Montu in the Bengali language | ||
| মন্টু | mantu | - |
| Montu in the Hindi language | ||
| मोन्टू | montu | 79.45 |
| मोन्टु | montu | 9.95 |
| मोंटू | montu | 6.28 |
| मोंटु | montu | 0.92 |
| मोण्टू | montu | 0.92 |
| मोनटू | monatu | 0.65 |
| मोनटु | monatu | 0.39 |
| मौन्टू | mauntu | 0.26 |
| मोन्दू | mondu | 0.13 |
| मन्टु | mantu | 0.13 |
| मोन्तु | montu | 0.13 |
| मॊंतु | montu | 0.13 |
| मोन्टू़ | montu | 0.13 |
| मीनटू | minatu | 0.13 |
| मोंतु | montu | 0.13 |
| मोेन्टू | moentu | 0.13 |
| मांटू | mantu | 0.13 |
| Montu in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାନଟୁ | emanatu | 50 |
| ମନଟୁ | manatu | 50 |
| Montu in the Marathi language | ||
| मोन्टू | montu | 32.73 |
| मोन्टु | montu | 30.91 |
| मोन्तु | montu | 15.45 |
| मोनतु | monatu | 3.64 |
| न्टु | ntu | 3.64 |
| मोटू | motu | 1.82 |
| मॉन्टू | montu | 1.82 |
| मोनटू | monatu | 1.82 |
| मॉन्टु | montu | 1.82 |
| मॉंटु | montu | 0.91 |
| मोतु | motu | 0.91 |
| मॉँटु | momtu | 0.91 |
| मोन्तू | montu | 0.91 |
| मोतू | motu | 0.91 |
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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 Montu
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