Ontu Surname

234,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Ontu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ontu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,5321:104,0194,444
India801:9,588,317188,446
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Romania281:717,06748,956
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ontü (1) are calculated separately.

Ontu (527) may also be a first name.

Ontu Last Name Facts

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

Ontu (Hindi: ओंटू) is borne by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Ontü. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ontu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 234,472nd most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,241,878 people. The last name Ontu is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Ontu are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ontu is also the 367,549th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 527 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,532 people, or 1 in 104,019. Excluding Bangladesh Ontu occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ontü921/
Gontu891,707/
Ointu89706/
Ontou8935/
Oentu8925/
Ontau8914/
Hontu8912/
Onthu895/
Ontuh894/
Ontui891/
Onttu891/
Ountu891/
Hontou8072/
Gonthu8045/
Ounteu8015/
Ountou8014/
Hontau8014/
Gonttu808/
Gontou807/
Hontus805/
Gountu803/
Osentu801/
Ontaut801/
Gontui801/
Goontu801/
Gonteu801/
Antu7516,255/
Untu752,463/
Entu75125/
Omtu752/
Gountou73962/
Hountou7349/
Gounttu731/
Ehoontu731/
Ountous731/
Gointou731/
Guntu674,631/
Antou671,309/
Auntu671,081/
Anntu67986/
Gantu67800/
Antus67760/
Antau67695/
Hantu67478/
Untuç67343/
Huntu67294/
Anhtu67147/
Anthu67120/
Untui67108/
Hentu67108/
Entau6785/
Entuy6769/
Untuh6759/
Antut6746/
Antuz6745/
Entuu6745/
Öntuğ6742/
Antui6729/
Entuh6723/
Antud6718/
Antuj6718/
Untau6716/
Anttu6716/
Antuh6713/
Antuy6712/
Entui6710/
Uintu674/
Untup674/
Unthu674/
Untut673/
Aantu672/
Entuj672/
Asntu672/
Omthu671/
Omteu671/
Antuu671/
Untus671/
Hountous671/
Ontoe671/
Omtuy671/
Enthu671/
Outentou671/

Ontu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ontu in the Hindi language
ओंटूontu-

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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 Ontu
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