Tentu Surname

88,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tentu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tentu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,7331:162,06710,091
South Africa4501:120,39514,285
Romania1611:124,70713,682
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

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

Tentu (737) may also be a first name.

Tentu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tentu (Hindi: टेन्टू, Marathi: टटू, Oriya: େତୁ) is most common in India. It may occur in the variant forms: Tentú. Click here for further potential spellings of Tentu.

How Common Is The Last Name Tentu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 88,866th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,348,796 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Tentu are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 303,201st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 737 people.

The last name Tentu is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 4,733 people, or 1 in 162,067. In India Tentu is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 95 percent are found, Telangana, where 3 percent are found and Odisha, where 1 percent are found. Beside India this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Romania, where 3 percent are found.

Tentu Last Name Statistics demography

Tentu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.68% less than the national average, earning R 79,188 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tentú931/
Thentu91369/
Tentau9152/
Tentou9114/
Tenteu9111/
Tenttu918/
Tenthu914/
Taentu912/
Tntu8914/
Tientou8356/
Thenttu835/
Thenthu833/
Tienteu832/
Teunteu831/
Theentu831/
Thientu831/
Tenteuh831/
Tintu80295/
Tîntu8044/
Temtu805/
Tentó801/
Tientheu7712/
Tentouch7710/
Tintus73132/
Tintut7317/
Temteu7311/
Themtu735/
Temtup734/
Tuuntu734/
Tintui734/
Tintou733/
Tuntuu732/
Tintau732/
Tentoo732/
Ttintu731/
Tintup731/
Thintu731/
Tentoe731/
Tintuh731/
Tintaud6761/
Tintaus676/
Themtud671/
Tintout671/
Tintous671/
Thentoo671/
Themttu671/

Tentu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tentu in the Hindi language
टेन्टूtentu71.43
टेन्टुtentu28.57
Tentu in the Marathi language
टटूtatu50
तटूtatu25
तेन्तुtentu25
Tentu in the Oriya language
େତୁetu42.11
େତୁେଗୗଡetuegada10.53
େଟୁସୁନିତାetusunita5.26
େତୁେସଠୀetuesathi5.26
େତୁଯନାର୍etuyanar5.26
େଟୁରାଜୁeturaju5.26
େତୁନାୟକetunayaka5.26
େତୁଲାଲାମାetulalama5.26
େତୁଚetuca5.26
େତୁଲାଚିetulaci5.26
େତୁଯାନetuyana5.26

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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 Tentu
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