Tantu Surname

124,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Romania

Tantu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tantu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,7401:76,0058,117
India1,0101:759,47134,530
Romania3131:64,1477,715
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Turkey1491:522,29129,341
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Tantu (11,007) may also be a first name.

Tantu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tantu (Bengali: তন্তু, Georgian: ტანტუ, Hindi: टन्टू, Marathi: तंटु, Oriya: ଟାୁମୁଣ୍ତା) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tantu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 124,073rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,982,466 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Tantu live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 57,441st most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 11,007 people.

It is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,740 people, or 1 in 76,005. In Indonesia it is most common in: Gorontalo, where 46 percent are found, South Sulawesi, where 16 percent are found and North Sulawesi, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also found in India, where 27 percent are found and Romania, where 9 percent are found.

Tantu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tantu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tantu last name increased 286 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tantu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tantu surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Tantu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.78% less than the national average, earning $24,259 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tantau91839/
Tanttu91649/
Tantui91158/
Tantou91103/
Tantus9155/
Thantu9127/
Tauntu9126/
Tantuğ9120/
Tantuy915/
Tantut914/
Tantuu914/
Teantu913/
Tanthu912/
Tanteu912/
Taintu911/
Tanntu911/
Tamntu911/
Tantuh911/
Tantush835,119/
Thanhtu8386/
Tasintu8315/
Tanthup8312/
Tainthu837/
Tantaut835/
Tantaud833/
Tantaus831/
Thanteu831/
Thanttu831/
Tontu80501/
Tantó80106/
Tamtu8088/
Tantoush775,553/
Tasinthu774/
Theanetu772/
Thauntup771/
Thanthou771/
Tantouch771/
Tantusch771/
Tamtou73526/
Tontuş73425/
Tontou7323/
Tantoo7318/
Tamteu7313/
Tontus739/
Tamtup734/
Thanty731/
Thontu731/
Tonteu731/
Tontui731/
Thanhthuy7124/
Tountou6741/
Taintoe6712/
Teamtud676/
Thaisinthu674/
Tohntuh673/
Tamtouh672/
Teamtut671/
Taimtud671/
Tounteu671/
Teunteu671/
Tamtush671/

Tantu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tantu in the Georgian language
ტანტუtantu-
Tantu in the Oriya language
ଟାୁମୁଣ୍ତାtaumunta-
Tantu in the Bengali language
তন্তুtantu62.5
টন্টুtantu16.67
তন্তূtantu8.33
তন্টুtantu4.17
তাঁতুtamtu4.17
তন্তুরানীtanturani4.17
Tantu in the Marathi language
तंटुtantu41.02
तंटूtantu31.38
टंटुtantu10.96
टंटूtantu6.24
तंतुtantu2.27
तांटुtantu1.89
तंतूtantu1.32
तन्टूtantu1.13
टन्टुtantu0.76
तन्टुtantu0.38
तांतुtantu0.19
टण्टुtantu0.19
संतुsantu0.19
टांटुtantu0.19
टंतुtantu0.19
फंटुphantu0.19
टन्टूtantu0.19
तन्तुtantu0.19
नानूnanu0.19
तानतूtanatu0.19
टण्टूtantu0.19
कटूkatu0.19
Tantu in the Hindi language
टन्टूtantu38.65
टंटूtantu25.41
टंटुtantu15.94
टन्टुtantu10.68
तांतूtantu3.76
तन्तूtantu1.5
टण्टुtantu0.9
तान्तूtantu0.6
टण्टूtantu0.45
तन्तुtantu0.45
तंतूtantu0.3
तांतुtantu0.3
तंतुtantu0.3
टान्टुtantu0.15
तान्तुtantu0.15
तनतुtanatu0.15
टनटूtanatu0.15
टनटुtanatu0.15

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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 Tantu
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