Tuntu Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Tuntu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuntu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1631:811,34561,613
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
India231:33,350,669396,143
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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 last name Tuntu (Bengali: টুন্টু, Georgian: ტუნტუ, Hindi: टुन्टू, Marathi: टुंटू, Oriya: ଟୁୁ) is most common in Indonesia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuntu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tuntu is the 746,827th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. It is predominantly found 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 common first name worldwide It is held by 539 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 811,345. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Gorontalo, where 78 percent reside, North Sulawesi, where 8 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia Tuntu exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 39 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuntut9137/
Tauntu9126/
Tuntui9113/
Tuntuy914/
Tuuntu914/
Thuntu913/
Tuntud912/
Tuntuu912/
Tuntup912/
Ttuntu911/
Tuntux911/
Tountou8341/
Teunteu831/
Tounteu831/
Tontu80501/
Tuntó801/
Thauntup771/
Thuinteu771/
Tontau7395/
Tontou7323/
Tontui731/
Tonteu731/
Toumteu672/
Toumtou672/
Thumteu671/

Tuntu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tuntu in the Georgian language
ტუნტუtuntu-
Tuntu in the Oriya language
ଟୁୁtuu-
Tuntu in the Bengali language
টুন্টুtuntu75
টুণ্টুtuntu12.5
টন্টুtantu12.5
Tuntu in the Marathi language
टुंटूtuntu37.5
तुंटुtuntu25
टून्टूtuntu12.5
टूंटूtuntu12.5
तुंटूtuntu12.5
Tuntu in the Hindi language
टुन्टूtuntu33.33
टुन्टुtuntu33.33
टूण्टूtuntu11.11
टुन्तुtuntu11.11
टून्टूtuntu11.11

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