Tontu Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Romania

Tontu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tontu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3201:243,19216,997
Romania1421:141,39315,165
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
India71:109,580,769786,157
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tontu (95) may also be a first name.

Tontu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tontu (Hindi: टोंटू) is most common in Turkey. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tontu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 615,220th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 14,546,000 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Tontu are found; 61 percent are found in West Asia and 61 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Tontu is also the 974,243rd most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 95 people.

The surname Tontu is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 243,192. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Ankara Province, where 39 percent live, Adana Province, where 18 percent live and Kayseri Province, where 17 percent live. Beside Turkey this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 28 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tontuş91425/
Tontau9195/
Tontou9123/
Tontus919/
Tontui911/
Tonteu911/
Thontu911/
Tountou8341/
Tohntuh833/
Tounteu831/
Tantu803,676/
Tuntu80385/
Tantau73839/
Tanttu73649/
Tantui73158/
Tomtui7355/
Tantus7355/
Tuntut7337/
Thantu7327/
Tauntu7326/
Tantuğ7320/
Tuntui7313/
Tontoe737/
Tantuy735/
Tuntuy734/
Tantut734/
Tantuu734/
Tuuntu734/
Thuntu733/
Tuntud732/
Tuntup732/
Tanthu732/
Tanteu732/
Tuntuu732/
Tanntu731/
Ttuntu731/
Tuntux731/
Tamntu731/
Tomtup731/
Tantuh731/
Tantush675,119/
Thanhtu6786/
Tasintu6715/
Tanthup6712/
Tantaut675/
Tontooe674/
Tantaud673/
Toumteu672/
Toumtou672/
Tantaus671/
Thanteu671/
Teunteu671/
Thanttu671/

Tontu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tontu in the Hindi language
टोंटूtontu33.33
टोंटुtontu33.33
टोन्टूtontu33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tontu
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