Nuntu Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Nuntu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nuntu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nuntu (117) may also be a first name.

Nuntu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nuntu (Hindi: नुन्तू) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuntu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Nuntu live; 81 percent live in Southeast Asia and 81 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 864,112th most common first name in the world It is held by 117 people.

The surname Nuntu is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 3,778,548. In Indonesia Nuntu is most prevalent in: Gorontalo, where 74 percent live, Southeast Sulawesi, where 23 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 3 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 9 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuntuy915/
Nunntu912/
Nguntu912/
Nountu911/
Nahuntu838/
Neuntou831/
Nontu8080/
Ngountou771/
Nunthaut771/
Nontui731/
Numtut731/
Numthui671/
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Nuntu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuntu in the Hindi language
नुन्तूnuntu-

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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 Nuntu
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