Nyantu Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nyantu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyantu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nyantu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyantu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nyantu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyantu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyantu is the 2,185,341st most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyantu live; 73 percent live in Central Africa and 73 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and Liberia, where 1 percent are found.

Nyantu Last Name Statistics demography

Nyantu earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.36% less than the national average, earning R 179,748 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyantau92196/
Nyantou924/
Nyanetu921/
Nyanthau869/
Nyantuhe864/
Nyantuha861/
Niantu836/
Neantu835/
Njantu831/
Nyantuuhe802/
Nyantuuha801/
Njantou77548/
Njanteu7730/
Gnantou7714/
Nyonteu772/
Njantuh771/
Nyamteu771/
Neanntu771/
Njanthou711/
Nihanthu711/
Niamtu67563/
Njontu6752/
Njiantout677/
Neontu673/
Niamtuy625/
Njonteu622/
Niamtup621/
Gnamteu621/
Njountou5743/
Nianthoe5718/

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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 Nyantu
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