Sintu Surname

256,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Sintu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sintu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4571:118,55114,098
Guatemala3801:42,3232,127
India3091:2,482,41279,431
Indonesia1731:764,44658,463
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

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

Sintu (34,832) may also be a first name.

Sintu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sintu (Bengali: সিন্টু, Hindi: सिन्टू, Marathi: िंसतु, Oriya: ସିନ୍ଟୁ, Tibetan: སིན་ཏུ་) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Sîntu. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sintu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 256,222nd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,735,248 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 38 percent of Sintu reside; 32 percent reside in Southern Africa and 32 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sintu is also the 24,829th most widespread first name internationally, held by 34,832 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 457 people, or 1 in 118,551. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent are found, Gauteng, where 18 percent are found and Western Cape, where 14 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 25 percent are found and India, where 20 percent are found.

Sintu Last Name Statistics demography

Sintu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.93% less than the national average, earning R 138,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sîntu931/
Sintuj911,143/
Scintu911,084/
Sintau91396/
Sinthu91302/
Sintus91189/
Shintu91126/
Sintou9157/
Sintuu9110/
Sintut917/
Sintud913/
Sinttu911/
Sinteu911/
Sintuy911/
Simntu911/
Sjintu911/
Schintu831,181/
Sintuus834/
Sinttau831/
Shintou831/
Sientou831/
Jintu801,219/
Sentu80902/
Cintu80307/
Gintu80269/
Zintu80244/
Simtu8011/
Shntu801/
Xintu801/
Shinthau772/
Sintoutt770/
Chintu738,270/
Senteu731,208/
Shentu73812/
Sintoo73758/
Sentou73157/
Sentui73127/
Sentut7382/
Senthu7359/
Cintus7343/
Zintou7336/
Sjentu7328/
Djintu7321/
Gintut7319/
Sentus7312/
Sentuz739/
Gintus739/
Gintuu737/
Jintau736/
Sentau736/
Sentuy734/
Zinthu734/
Sintoe732/
Zinteu731/
Jinthu731/
Jintou731/
Cinthu731/
Zhintu731/
Sentup731/
Sgentu731/
Gimntu731/
Gintau731/
Jintui731/
Simtud731/
Simtou731/
Syntus730/
Chinthu67835/
Sentouh67278/
Saentui67152/
Sentout67151/
Sentous6791/
Gintaut6751/
Sinthoo6737/
Gintout6713/
Senthui6710/
Cntu675/
Chinttu675/
Chintou674/
Djintou673/
Chesntu672/
Jntu672/
Sentuha671/
Seuntou671/
Zinteuh671/
Gintaus671/
Cinthuy671/

Sintu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sintu in the Bengali language
সিন্টুsintu91.67
শিন্টুsintu2.78
সেনটুsenatu2.78
সিণ্টুsintu2.78
Sintu in the Hindi language
सिन्टूsintu68.67
सिन्टुsintu13.89
सिंटूsintu7.59
सीन्टूsintu2.64
सिंटुsintu1.51
सिण्टूsintu1.17
सिन्तूsintu0.94
सींटूsintu0.91
सिन्तुsintu0.83
सीन्टुsintu0.49
सिंतुsintu0.34
सिंतूsintu0.23
सिनटूsinatu0.23
सिनटुsinatu0.15
सिण्टुsintu0.15
सीन्तूsintu0.08
सींटुsintu0.08
सीन्तुsintu0.04
सिन्टु़sintu0.04
सिंटsinta0.04
Sintu in the Tibetan language
སིན་ཏུ་sintu50
སིན་སྐྲུ་sintru50
Sintu in the Oriya language
ସିନ୍ଟୁsintu50
ସିମ୍ୁsimu25
ସିନଟୁsinatu25
Sintu in the Marathi language
िंसतुinsatu29.27
िंसतूinsatu19.51
िंसटुinsatu14.63
िंसटूinsatu12.2
िसन्तुisantu9.76
िसन्टुisantu7.32
िसन्टूisantu4.88
सीटूsitu2.44

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