Namtu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Namtu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namtu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Namtu (26) may also be a first name.

Namtu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Namtu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namtu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Namtu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Namtu reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 26 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 80 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 20 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 30 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Namtu Last Name Statistics demography

Namtu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.47% less than the national average, earning R 44,040 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neamtu918,505/
Namntu91175/
Namthu9155/
Ngamtu912/
Naemtu912/
Namtuy911/
Namtus911/
Namtup911/
Namtui911/
Namtthu831/
Namthuu831/
Ngamtou831/
Gnamteu831/
Naimetu831/
Namthuy831/
Nantu802,313/
Nemtu809/
Nomtu802/
Ngantu73453/
Nantau73120/
Nanthu7394/
Nantou7374/
Nantui7326/
Nantus7317/
Nomntu7315/
Neantu735/
Namtoe735/
Nantuy733/
Nnantu733/
Naantu732/
Ngomtu732/
Nantut731/
Nanteu731/
Nemtau731/
Nomtau731/
Namtoo731/
Naintu731/
Nantuh731/
Neantus67273/
Nantuua67121/
Ngantou67107/
Gnantou6714/
Nahuntu678/
Nantthu676/
Naantuu675/
Nantuha673/
Nanthou672/
Nacintu672/
Nantuch671/
Nantheu671/
Naintou671/
Nantoux671/
Nanthuu671/
Neanntu671/

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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
  • 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 Namtu
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