Across the world, Kantu (Kantu 
, Canto 
, Kuantu ) is a common gender-neutral forename. The forename Kantu is habitual in India, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Italy, and Hong Kong, where it is a rare girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Italy, and Nigeria. Likewise, Kantu is the last name as well as the forename.