Rantu Surname

601,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rantu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rantu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4171:1,839,48564,900
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Rantu (8,755) may also be a first name.

Rantu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rantu (Bengali: রন্টু, Hindi: रन्तू, Marathi: रंतु, Oriya: ରନ୍ଟୁ, Russian: Ранту) is found most in India. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rantu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rantu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rantu is the 601,907th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 14,123,151 people. Rantu is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Rantu live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rantu is also the 66,957th most numerous first name globally, held by 8,755 people.

Rantu is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 417 people, or 1 in 1,839,485. In India Rantu is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 95 percent live, Bihar, where 2 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Other than India Rantu is found in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Rantu Last Name Statistics demography

Rantu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.4% less than the national average, earning R 129,744 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rantau91723/
Rantou91230/
Ranthu9182/
Rauntu9127/
Rantus9124/
Rantup911/
Rantuu911/
Ranthui8321/
Rantuch837/
Rahantu833/
Ratintu831/
Rainetu831/
Reantup831/
Rontu80530/
Ramtu80438/
Rantó801/
Rasinthu771/
Rontou7372/
Rantoe7329/
Ramthu7328/
Rantoo7310/
Rontus731/
Ramtou731/
Ramtus731/
Rontau731/
Ronthu731/
Rountou67170/
Rantúch675/
Ramthau672/
Roontup671/
Rosentau6221/
Reintaux6213/
Reinetou621/
Rahamtou621/
Rontó60762/
Rántó601/
Rontoe551/
Roumthu501/
Roumtau501/

Rantu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rantu in the Bengali language
রন্টুrantu71.56
রান্টুrantu15.6
রণ্টুrantu5.5
রন্টূrantu2.75
রাণ্টুrantu1.83
রন্তুrantu0.92
রেণ্টুrentu0.92
রান্তুrantu0.92
Rantu in the Hindi language
रन्तूrantu59.49
रन्तुrantu20.25
रन्टुrantu6.33
रंतूrantu6.33
रंतुrantu2.53
रंटूrantu1.27
रंटुrantu1.27
रान्तुrantu1.27
रन्थूranthu1.27
Rantu in the Oriya language
ରନ୍ଟୁrantu50
ରଂଟୁrantu50
Rantu in the Marathi language
रंतुrantu46.67
रन्तुrantu20
रंतूrantu13.33
रांतुrantu6.67
रण्तुrantu6.67
रणतुranatu6.67
Rantu in the Russian language
Рантуrantu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rantu
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