Pentu Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Pentu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pentu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3571:2,148,64372,088
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Pentu (2,124) may also be a first name.

Pentu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pentu (Bengali: পেন্টু, Hindi: पेन्टू, Marathi: पटु, Oriya: େପୁ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pentu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 744,013th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Pentu are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pentu is also the 163,067th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 2,124 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 357 people, or 1 in 2,148,643. In India Pentu is most common in: Telangana, where 82 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 13 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 3 percent reside. Apart from India this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pentau91126/
Pentus9150/
Pemntu917/
Pentou917/
Paentu915/
Penttu914/
Penthu912/
Pntu894/
Penthui8324/
Pentoux8310/
Penthou839/
Pentous831/
Pentheu831/
Puentuh831/
Pintu808,299/
Pemtu801/
Pentouch771/
Pintus739,668/
Pinthu7388/
Pintou7332/
Pintau7320/
Pyntus738/
Pinntu735/
Pintui733/
Pinttu732/
Pentoo732/
Pemtou731/
Pintuu731/
Pintup730/
Pintaud67315/
Pinteus67173/
Pintout6746/
Pintuch6744/
Pintaux6738/
Pinthus6726/
Pintoux6714/
Penthoe679/
Pintaut674/
Pintous672/
Pinthou671/
Pientoň671/
Pinthau671/
Pintush671/
Pinteux670/

Pentu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pentu in the Bengali language
পেন্টুpentu-
Pentu in the Hindi language
पेन्टूpentu56.82
पेन्टुpentu23.86
पिन्टूpintu6.82
पेंटूpentu4.55
पिन्टुpintu3.41
पेण्टूpentu2.27
पिटूpitu1.14
पेन्तुpentu1.14
Pentu in the Oriya language
େପୁepu50
ତୁtu50
Pentu in the Marathi language
पटुpatu48.61
पटूpatu24.31
पेन्टुpentu17.71
पेन्टूpentu7.99
पॅन्टूpentu0.69
पेन्दूpendu0.35
पनटुpanatu0.35

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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
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  • 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 Pentu
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