Santu Surname

84,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Botswana

Santu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,5271:502,33525,285
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
DR Congo1,0811:68,3448,048
Nigeria4561:388,47120,503
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Indonesia2161:612,26548,529
Zimbabwe2121:72,82210,797
Tanzania2001:264,70821,070
Italy1441:424,69946,390
Romania651:308,89027,566
Botswana551:39,7627,636
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
United States221:16,475,406557,260
France161:4,151,420237,746
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
England21:27,859,030389,889
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Santu (193,132) may also be a first name.

Santu Last Name Facts

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

Santu (Bengali: সান্টু, Hindi: सन्तू, Marathi: संतू, Oriya: ସୁ, Tibetan: སན་ཏུ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Santu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Santu is the 84,310th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,271,379 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Santu live; 47 percent live in South Asia and 24 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Santu is also the 5,422nd most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 193,132 people.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 1,527 people, or 1 in 502,335. In India Santu is mostly concentrated in: Madhya Pradesh, where 29 percent live, Jammu and Kashmir, where 11 percent live and Chhattisgarh, where 10 percent live. Other than India Santu is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 19 percent live.

Santu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Santu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Santu last name rose 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Santu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

The amount Santu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 41.19% less than the national average, earning €17,662 per year; in South Africa they earn 72.29% more than the national average, earning R 409,416 per year; in United States they earn 67.07% less than the national average, earning $14,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.27% less than the national average, earning $31,166 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shantu912,839/
Santus912,416/
Santhu91664/
Santou91300/
Santuz91289/
Santuy9160/
Santut9160/
Santau9126/
Santui9117/
Santux9117/
Samntu9115/
Siantu9112/
Sanntu917/
Santtu914/
Saintu913/
Santup912/
Santuh912/
Santeu912/
Santud912/
Saintus832,220/
Santouh83749/
Santush83400/
Santhou83130/
Shantou8343/
Santous8332/
Siantou8330/
Santoux8325/
Shanthu8321/
Santuch8320/
Santhus8317/
Santaus8316/
Ssantus8312/
Santtus838/
Saintou837/
Siantau832/
Saintau832/
Santeuz832/
Seantus832/
Sahantu831/
Saanthu831/
Santouy831/
Sannthu831/
Saynetu831/
Shantau831/
Santout831/
Santuue831/
Santheu831/
Santhud831/
Santhut831/
Sanntus831/
Santuss830/
Cantu80114,509/
Samtu80675/
Sontu80669/
Jantu80216/
Zantu8013/
Santó808/
Çantu801/
Saintout77206/
Sainteus77166/
Santhouz7795/
Shantout7718/
Santhaus779/
Szantusz776/
Shantouh773/
Saintuch771/
Santhuss771/
Shacintu771/
Shantoud771/
Shantouz771/
Saintoux771/
Schaintu771/
Santhush771/
Santoush771/
Samtou73853/
Shentu73812/
Zantou73662/
Cantau73577/
Chantu73521/
Santoo73479/
Jhantu73472/
Santoe73285/
Jantus73199/
Jantau73145/
Sointu73119/
Zantut73105/
Somntu7367/
Jantud7352/
Shamtu7343/
Sántus7329/
Jantou7329/
Janthu7319/
Sontou7316/
Szantó7316/
Zhantu7310/
Jaintu739/
Samthu737/
Jantut737/
Canteu736/
Jantui735/
Sontup734/
Jeantu734/
Canthu733/
Jaantu733/
Zamntu733/
Samtus732/
Canttu732/
Santão732/
Šantuš732/
Djantu732/
Jantuš732/
Jantup732/
Canntu731/
Zanthu731/
Sontau731/
Sonthu731/
Cantuy731/
Jantuy731/
Zantus731/
Zantud731/
Sontus731/
Santúa731/
Santhó731/
Shontu731/
Xhantu731/
Samtup731/
Sontud731/
Sontui731/
Shachintu715/
Sattentau712/
Zantout672,298/
Xanthou67684/
Djantou67231/
Chantui67159/
Chanthu6763/
Sauntoo6761/
Jeantus6754/
Chantou6736/
Jeantou6729/
Seintou6721/
Jantaud6720/
Santhoo678/
Shantoo676/
Santhoe675/
Sountou675/
Chantut675/
Janthau675/
Zantutt673/
Djanteu673/
Chantud673/
Jantuch672/
Chantau672/
Chantuz671/
Chhantu671/
Jeantui671/
Jhanntu671/
Jainthu671/
Seintus671/
Shamtuy671/
Jaantou671/
Jasintu671/
Sonntus671/
Seuntou671/
Shontau671/
Shonthu671/
Giantau671/
Caanthu671/
Cauntau671/
Zanthus671/
Chantup671/
Jantult671/
Zantuth671/
Chantuy671/
Janthui671/
Jantaut671/
Sountus670/

Santu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Santu in the Tibetan language
སན་ཏུ་sentu73.68
སཱན་ཏུ་sentu21.05
སན་ཏུsentu5.26
Santu in the Marathi language
संतूsantu49.32
संतुsantu47.73
सन्तुsantu0.83
सन्तूsantu0.23
सांतूsantu0.15
सांतुsantu0.11
सतुsatu0.07
शांतुsantu0.06
सतूsatu0.06
संटुsantu0.05
गणूganu0.04
सोनूsonu0.04
सारुsaru0.03
गणुganu0.03
राणुranu0.03
संटूsantu0.03
राणूranu0.02
जानूjanu0.02
सानुsanu0.02
सोनुsonu0.02
सदूsadu0.02
संजुsanju0.02
अंतूantu0.01
सानेsane0.01
मंटुmantu0.01
शांताsanta0.01
सांटूsantu0.01
ंातुmatu0.01
सन्टुsantu0.01
जानुjanu0.01
सांटुsantu0.01
संतु़santu0.01
सादूsadu0.01
शांत्याsantya0.01
शांतूsantu0.01
संतsanta0.01
सांडूsandu0.01
सान्तुsantu0.01
तानुtanu0.01
सांडुsandu0.01
अंतुantu0.01
शाहूsahu0.01
संजूsanju0.01
सनुsanu0.01
सँतुsamtu0
संतुुsantuu0
मनुmanu0
बनूbanu0
सकुsaku0
संतूुsantuu0
सदुsadu0
गंठुganthu0
बंटुbantu0
सेतुsetu0
संन्तुsanntu0
जाणूjanu0
बानुbanu0
शंतुsantu0
कांतूkantu0
पन्टाpanta0
साऊsa'u0
मन्टुmantu0
साहुsahu0
संत्याsantya0
सनतूsanatu0
Santu in the Hindi language
सन्तूsantu39.23
सन्तुsantu35.38
संतूsantu12.8
संतुsantu9.74
सन्टूsantu1.1
शान्तुsantu0.27
सनतूsanatu0.25
सन्टुsantu0.22
शांतुsantu0.22
संटूsantu0.2
सान्तुsantu0.14
सान्तूsantu0.08
सनतुsanatu0.07
शांतूsantu0.05
संटुsantu0.03
सांतूsantu0.03
सांतुsantu0.03
संन्तूsanntu0.01
सेन्टूsentu0.01
चन्दुcandu0.01
शन्तूsantu0.01
सन्तु़santu0
सन्तू्santu0
शान्ताsanta0
सण्टूsantu0
सांटूsantu0
शंतूsantu0
सन्ताsanta0
सन्नुsannu0
शंतुsantu0
सान्टूsantu0
सन्तsanta0
सन्त्ूsantu0
शंटुsantu0
सनटूsanatu0
सन्तुूsantuu0
शांतिsanti0
Santu in the Bengali language
সান্টুsantu31.75
সন্টুsantu15.87
সান্তুsantu11.11
সন্তুsantu10.32
শান্তুsantu9.13
শান্তূsantu3.97
সেন্টুsentu3.57
সান্তূsantu2.78
শান্তsanta1.98
সাণ্টুsantu1.59
শান্থুsanthu1.19
সানতুsanatu1.19
সণ্টুsantu1.19
সন্তূsantu1.19
শাম্তুsamtu0.4
শান্টূsantu0.4
সান্তোsanto0.4
শানতুsanatu0.4
সন্তোsanto0.4
সান্তsanta0.4
সেণ্টুsentu0.4
Santu in the Oriya language
ସୁsu22.56
ସୁଗsuga15.79
ସାୁsau13.53
ସୁନାଏକsuna'eka12.78
ସୁମାଝୀsumajhi7.52
ସପ୍ୁsapu3.01
ସଚ୍ୁsacu3.01
ସଦ୍ୁsadu2.26
ସଫ଼୍ୁsafu2.26
ସବ୍ୁsabu1.5
ସାହୁsahu1.5
ସନ୍ୁsanu1.5
ସମ୍ୁsamu1.5
ସଅୁsaau0.75
ଜାନାjana0.75
ସଂତୁsantu0.75
ସଣ୍ତୁsantu0.75
ସାଙ୍ତୁsantu0.75
ସଜ୍ୁsaju0.75
ସର୍ୁsaru0.75
ଶତୃsatr0.75

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