Yantu Surname

307,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Yantu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yantu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,1361:116,41711,799
India411:18,708,912282,725
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yantu (5,464) may also be a first name.

Yantu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yantu (Hindi: यन्टू, Marathi: यन्तु) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yantu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 307,802nd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,939,320 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Yantu are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yantu is also the 90,906th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 5,464 people.

The surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,136 people, or 1 in 116,417. In Indonesia Yantu is most common in: Gorontalo, where 79 percent reside, North Sulawesi, where 11 percent reside and Riau Islands, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yantut91235/
Yantau91116/
Yantus9188/
Yantou9186/
Yanteu911/
Yantuy911/
Yantheu8310/
Yanthup8310/
Yasintu836/
Yanthui833/
Yiantou832/
Yantush831/
Yanthus831/
Yahantu831/
Yoantou831/
Yanetui831/
Ayyantu831/
Yannetu831/
Yamtu80323/
Jantu80216/
Yontu8054/
Iantu801/
Eantu801/
Yasintus7713/
Yasentus772/
Yasinthu771/
Jhantu73472/
Jantus73199/
Jantau73145/
Yamteu7392/
Jantud7352/
Yontuç7350/
Yonteu7348/
Jantou7329/
Janthu7319/
Jaintu739/
Jantut737/
Yontau736/
Jantui735/
Yamtou735/
Jiantu734/
Jeantu734/
Jaantu733/
Jantuš732/
Yontou732/
Yamtus732/
Jantup732/
Jantuy731/
Iantus731/
Yamtuy731/
Yamtui731/
Yamtud731/
Ijantu731/
Hyasintus7110/
Yacinthus715/
Hyacintus711/
Jeantus6754/
Geantau6740/
Jeantou6729/
Jantaud6720/
Hyacinthus677/
Janthau675/
Iheantu674/
Jantuch672/
Hyacenthus671/
Jeantui671/
Jhanntu671/
Jainthu671/
Jaantou671/
Jasintu671/
Yontheu671/
Giantau671/
Jantult671/
Janthui671/
Jantuha671/
Jantaut671/

Yantu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yantu in the Hindi language
यन्टूyantu50
यन्तुyantu25
यंतूyantu25
Yantu in the Marathi language
यन्तुyantu50
यंतुyantu50

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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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  • 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 Yantu
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