Nantu Surname
Approximately 2,313 people bear this surname
Nantu Surname User-submission:
The Nantu surname in Turkish means 'a knife without a haft', 'penknife', 'the metal part of the knife'.
Nantu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,081 | 1:147,416 | 5,565 |
| Romania | 491 | 1:40,892 | 5,201 |
| Turkey | 439 | 1:177,270 | 13,410 |
| Indonesia | 126 | 1:1,049,597 | 76,344 |
| South Africa | 91 | 1:595,359 | 45,471 |
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Nantu (21,335) may also be a first name.
Nantu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Nantu surname in Turkish means 'a knife without a haft', 'penknife', 'the metal part of the knife'.
- woshiniNantu Demographics
Average Nantu Salary in
South Africa
R 105,348
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nantu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nantu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nantu (Bengali: নান্টু, Hindi: नन्तू, Marathi: नंतु, Oriya: ନାଣ୍ତୁ) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nantu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 183,591st most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,150,690 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Nantu live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 36,031st most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 21,335 people.
It is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1,081 people, or 1 in 147,416. Outside of Bangladesh this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 21 percent are found and Turkey, where 19 percent are found.
Nantu Last Name Statistics demography
Nantu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.67% less than the national average, earning R 105,348 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngantu | 91 | 453 | / |
| Namntu | 91 | 175 | / |
| Nantau | 91 | 120 | / |
| Nanthu | 91 | 94 | / |
| Nantou | 91 | 74 | / |
| Nantui | 91 | 26 | / |
| Nantus | 91 | 17 | / |
| Neantu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nantuy | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nnantu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Naantu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nantuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nantut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nanteu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Naintu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Neantus | 83 | 273 | / |
| Nantuua | 83 | 121 | / |
| Ngantou | 83 | 107 | / |
| Gnantou | 83 | 14 | / |
| Nahuntu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nantthu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Naantuu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nantuha | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nacintu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nanthou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nantuch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nantheu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Naintou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Neanntu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nanthuu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nantoux | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nontu | 80 | 80 | / |
| Namtu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nachintu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ngantheu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nganthui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nganteuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nantuuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neamtu | 73 | 8,505 | / |
| Namthu | 73 | 55 | / |
| Nantoe | 73 | 18 | / |
| Nomntu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Nantoo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Namtup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nountu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Namtui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nontui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Namtus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Namtuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngonteu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namtthu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanthoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neuntou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnamteu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namthuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namthuu | 67 | 1 | / |
Nantu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nantu in the Bengali language | ||
| নান্টু | nantu | 92.26 |
| নাণ্টু | nantu | 5.87 |
| নন্তু | nantu | 0.58 |
| নান্টূ | nantu | 0.45 |
| নাণ্টূ | nantu | 0.32 |
| নানটু | nanatu | 0.13 |
| নন্টু | nantu | 0.06 |
| নাট্টু | nattu | 0.06 |
| নানতু | nanatu | 0.06 |
| নন্তূ | nantu | 0.06 |
| Nantu in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାଣ୍ତୁ | nantu | 70 |
| ନୁମ | numa | 10 |
| ନୁଚ | nuca | 10 |
| ଜାନା | jana | 10 |
| Nantu in the Hindi language | ||
| नन्तू | nantu | 28.04 |
| नन्टू | nantu | 24.3 |
| नान्टू | nantu | 14.02 |
| नान्तु | nantu | 6.54 |
| नन्तु | nantu | 5.61 |
| नंटू | nantu | 3.74 |
| ननतू | nanatu | 3.74 |
| नान्टु | nantu | 3.74 |
| नन्टु | nantu | 2.8 |
| नानटू | nanatu | 1.87 |
| नान्तू | nantu | 0.93 |
| नंटु | nantu | 0.93 |
| नाण्टू | nantu | 0.93 |
| ंअंतू | mantu | 0.93 |
| ननटू | nanatu | 0.93 |
| नंतु | nantu | 0.93 |
| Nantu in the Marathi language | ||
| नंतु | nantu | 20.63 |
| नांतू | nantu | 12.7 |
| नंतू | nantu | 12.7 |
| नंटू | nantu | 9.52 |
| नंटु | nantu | 6.35 |
| नांटू | nantu | 6.35 |
| नांतूाज | nantuaja | 3.17 |
| नन्तु | nantu | 3.17 |
| नान्तु | nantu | 3.17 |
| नन्तू | nantu | 3.17 |
| नान्टू | nantu | 3.17 |
| नान्टु | nantu | 1.59 |
| नंदु | nandu | 1.59 |
| नन्टु | nantu | 1.59 |
| नानतु | nanatu | 1.59 |
| नानटु | nanatu | 1.59 |
| नांटु | nantu | 1.59 |
| नततू | natatu | 1.59 |
| नाटु | natu | 1.59 |
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Footnotes
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