Tantu Surname
Approximately 3,676 people bear this surname
Tantu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,740 | 1:76,005 | 8,117 |
| India | 1,010 | 1:759,471 | 34,530 |
| Romania | 313 | 1:64,147 | 7,715 |
| DR Congo | 274 | 1:269,633 | 25,289 |
| Turkey | 149 | 1:522,291 | 29,341 |
| Philippines | 59 | 1:1,715,902 | 111,316 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Tantu (11,007) may also be a first name.
Tantu Demographics
Average Tantu Salary in
United States
$24,259 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tantau | 91 | 839 | / |
| Tanttu | 91 | 649 | / |
| Tantui | 91 | 158 | / |
| Tantou | 91 | 103 | / |
| Tantus | 91 | 55 | / |
| Thantu | 91 | 27 | / |
| Tauntu | 91 | 26 | / |
| Tantuğ | 91 | 20 | / |
| Tantuy | 91 | 5 | / |
| Tantut | 91 | 4 | / |
| Tantuu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Teantu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Tanthu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tanteu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Taintu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tanntu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tamntu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tantuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tantush | 83 | 5,119 | / |
| Thanhtu | 83 | 86 | / |
| Tasintu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Tanthup | 83 | 12 | / |
| Tainthu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Tantaut | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tantaud | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tantaus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thanteu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thanttu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tontu | 80 | 501 | / |
| Tantó | 80 | 106 | / |
| Tamtu | 80 | 88 | / |
| Tantoush | 77 | 5,553 | / |
| Tasinthu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Theanetu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thauntup | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thanthou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tantouch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tantusch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamtou | 73 | 526 | / |
| Tontuş | 73 | 425 | / |
| Tontou | 73 | 23 | / |
| Tantoo | 73 | 18 | / |
| Tamteu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Tontus | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tamtup | 73 | 4 | / |
| Thanty | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thontu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tonteu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tontui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thanhthuy | 71 | 24 | / |
| Tountou | 67 | 41 | / |
| Taintoe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Teamtud | 67 | 6 | / |
| Thaisinthu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tohntuh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tamtouh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teamtut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taimtud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tounteu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teunteu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tamtush | 67 | 1 | / |
Tantu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tantu in the Georgian language | ||
| ტანტუ | tantu | - |
| Tantu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟାୁମୁଣ୍ତା | taumunta | - |
| Tantu in the Bengali language | ||
| তন্তু | tantu | 62.5 |
| টন্টু | tantu | 16.67 |
| তন্তূ | tantu | 8.33 |
| তন্টু | tantu | 4.17 |
| তাঁতু | tamtu | 4.17 |
| তন্তুরানী | tanturani | 4.17 |
| Tantu in the Marathi language | ||
| तंटु | tantu | 41.02 |
| तंटू | tantu | 31.38 |
| टंटु | tantu | 10.96 |
| टंटू | tantu | 6.24 |
| तंतु | tantu | 2.27 |
| तांटु | tantu | 1.89 |
| तंतू | tantu | 1.32 |
| तन्टू | tantu | 1.13 |
| टन्टु | tantu | 0.76 |
| तन्टु | tantu | 0.38 |
| तांतु | tantu | 0.19 |
| टण्टु | tantu | 0.19 |
| संतु | santu | 0.19 |
| टांटु | tantu | 0.19 |
| टंतु | tantu | 0.19 |
| फंटु | phantu | 0.19 |
| टन्टू | tantu | 0.19 |
| तन्तु | tantu | 0.19 |
| नानू | nanu | 0.19 |
| तानतू | tanatu | 0.19 |
| टण्टू | tantu | 0.19 |
| कटू | katu | 0.19 |
| Tantu in the Hindi language | ||
| टन्टू | tantu | 38.65 |
| टंटू | tantu | 25.41 |
| टंटु | tantu | 15.94 |
| टन्टु | tantu | 10.68 |
| तांतू | tantu | 3.76 |
| तन्तू | tantu | 1.5 |
| टण्टु | tantu | 0.9 |
| तान्तू | tantu | 0.6 |
| टण्टू | tantu | 0.45 |
| तन्तु | tantu | 0.45 |
| तंतू | tantu | 0.3 |
| तांतु | tantu | 0.3 |
| तंतु | tantu | 0.3 |
| टान्टु | tantu | 0.15 |
| तान्तु | tantu | 0.15 |
| तनतु | tanatu | 0.15 |
| टनटू | tanatu | 0.15 |
| टनटु | tanatu | 0.15 |
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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
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- 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 Tantu
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