Shanthu Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Shanthu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shanthu (118) may also be a first name.
Shanthu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanthu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shanthu (Hindi: शन्थू, Marathi: शंथु) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanthu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Shanthu reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 859,937th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 118 people.
This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 40,371,862. In India it is most prevalent in: Karnataka, where 32 percent live, Telangana, where 21 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent live. Aside from India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanthu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanthu in the Hindi language | ||
| शन्थू | santhu | - |
| Shanthu in the Marathi language | ||
| शंथु | santhu | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shanthu
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