Suntu Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Suntu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suntu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2231:207,08514,906
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
India91:85,229,487684,495
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875

Suntu (944) may also be a first name.

Suntu Last Name Facts

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

Suntu (Hindi: सुन्तु, Marathi: सुंतू, Russian: Сунту) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Suntu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 910,497th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Suntu are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 262,971st most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 944 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 207,085. In Kenya Suntu is most numerous in: Narok County, where 98 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 0 percent are found. Barring Kenya Suntu exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent are found and Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suntau91106/
Suntup9160/
Suntud9117/
Suntui9116/
Suntuh919/
Shuntu912/
Sguntu911/
Sountou835/
Seuntou831/
Shuntou831/
Shuntau831/
Sunthus831/
Suntuch831/
Sountus830/
Sontu80669/
Cuntu80134/
Juntu8076/
Zuntu8070/
Sumtu801/
Chuntu73405/
Suntoo73166/
Shintu73126/
Sontou7316/
Junttu735/
Juntup735/
Juntut734/
Juuntu734/
Cuntou733/
Juntud732/
Sonthu731/
Juntui731/
Sontui731/
Djuntu731/
Sontau731/
Cunthu731/
Junthu731/
Jhuntu731/
Shontu731/
Sauntoo6761/
Zountou6725/
Chunthu6714/
Giuntou675/
Djountu674/
Chuntup672/
Cauntau671/
Chuntuh671/
Shonthu671/
Shontau671/
Chuntuy671/
Juntaut671/
Jountou671/
Shintou671/
Juntust671/

Suntu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Suntu in the Marathi language
सुंतूsuntu50
सुंतुsuntu16.67
सुंटूsuntu16.67
संतुsantu16.67
Suntu in the Hindi language
सुन्तुsuntu31.58
सुन्तूsuntu31.58
सुन्टूsuntu18.42
सुंतूsuntu2.63
सुंतुsuntu2.63
सुन्टुsuntu2.63
सुंटूsuntu2.63
सून्टूsuntu2.63
सुनतूsunatu2.63
सुण्टूsuntu2.63
Suntu in the Russian language
Сунтуsuntu-

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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 Suntu
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