Nanthu Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Nanthu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanthu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India801:9,588,317188,446
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nanthu (621) may also be a first name.

Nanthu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nanthu (Bengali: নান্ঠু, Hindi: नन्थू, Marathi: नंथु, Oriya: ନାୁେଦବନାଥ) has its highest incidence in India. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanthu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,918,812th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname Nanthu is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Nanthu are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Nanthu is also the 334,590th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 621 people.

The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 9,588,317. In India Nanthu is most frequent in: Madhya Pradesh, where 48 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 33 percent are found and Kerala, where 6 percent are found. Barring India this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 4 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nantthu926/
Nanthou922/
Nantheu921/
Nanthuu921/
Nantu912,313/
Ngantheu862/
Nganthui861/
Ngantu83453/
Namntu83175/
Nantau83120/
Nantou8374/
Namthu8355/
Nantui8326/
Nantus8317/
Neantu835/
Nantuy833/
Nnantu833/
Naantu832/
Nanteu831/
Naintu831/
Nantuh831/
Nantut831/
Neantus77273/
Nantuua77121/
Ngantou77107/
Gnantou7714/
Nahuntu778/
Naantuu775/
Nantuha773/
Nacintu772/
Naintou771/
Namthuy771/
Neanntu771/
Nantuch771/
Namtthu771/
Namthuu771/
Nantoux771/
Nanthoo771/
Nontu7380/
Namtu7310/
Nonthaut71204/
Nachintu718/
Ngontheu711/
Nantuuha711/
Nganteuh711/
Nonthaud711/
Neamtu678,505/
Nantoe6718/
Nomntu6715/
Nantoo673/
Namtuy671/
Namtus671/
Namtup671/
Nontui671/
Namtui671/
Nountu671/

Nanthu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanthu in the Bengali language
নান্ঠুnanthu-
Nanthu in the Oriya language
ନାୁେଦବନାଥnauedabanatha-
Nanthu in the Hindi language
नन्थूnanthu74.68
नन्थुnanthu14.29
नांथूnanthu3.9
नंथूnanthu3.25
नंथुnanthu1.95
नन्थ्ुाnanthua0.65
नान्थुnanthu0.65
नक्थूnakthu0.65
Nanthu in the Marathi language
नंथुnanthu50.57
नंथूnanthu22.99
नन्थुnanthu16.09
नथूnathu4.6
नन्थूnanthu3.45
नांथूnanthu1.15
नथ्थूnaththu1.15

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nanthu
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