Tuntu Surname
Approximately 385 people bear this surname
Tuntu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 163 | 1:811,345 | 61,613 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Tuntu (539) may also be a first name.
Tuntu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tuntu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tuntu (Bengali: টুন্টু, Georgian: ტუნტუ, Hindi: टुन्टू, Marathi: टुंटू, Oriya: ଟୁୁ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tuntu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tuntu is the 746,827th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. The surname Tuntu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Tuntu live; 46 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 363,109th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 539 people.
The surname Tuntu is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 811,345. In Indonesia Tuntu is mostly found in: Gorontalo, where 78 percent live, North Sulawesi, where 8 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 7 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 39 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuntut | 91 | 37 | / |
| Tauntu | 91 | 26 | / |
| Tuntui | 91 | 13 | / |
| Tuntuy | 91 | 4 | / |
| Tuuntu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Thuntu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Tuntud | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tuntuu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tuntup | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ttuntu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tuntux | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tountou | 83 | 41 | / |
| Teunteu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tounteu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tontu | 80 | 501 | / |
| Tuntó | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thauntup | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thuinteu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tontau | 73 | 95 | / |
| Tontou | 73 | 23 | / |
| Tontui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tonteu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toumteu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toumtou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thumteu | 67 | 1 | / |
Tuntu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tuntu in the Georgian language | ||
| ტუნტუ | tuntu | - |
| Tuntu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟୁୁ | tuu | - |
| Tuntu in the Bengali language | ||
| টুন্টু | tuntu | 75 |
| টুণ্টু | tuntu | 12.5 |
| টন্টু | tantu | 12.5 |
| Tuntu in the Marathi language | ||
| टुंटू | tuntu | 37.5 |
| तुंटु | tuntu | 25 |
| टून्टू | tuntu | 12.5 |
| टूंटू | tuntu | 12.5 |
| तुंटू | tuntu | 12.5 |
| Tuntu in the Hindi language | ||
| टुन्टू | tuntu | 33.33 |
| टुन्टु | tuntu | 33.33 |
| टूण्टू | tuntu | 11.11 |
| टुन्तु | tuntu | 11.11 |
| टून्टू | tuntu | 11.11 |
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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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- 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 Tuntu
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