In the world, Wantu (Wantu 
) is a rare gender-neutral given name. The first name Wantu is characteristic of South Africa, where it is a rare mostly masculine, but seldom female name, Nigeria, where it is a very rare epicene name, and India, where it is an extremely rare largely male, but uncommonly female name. More prevalently, Wantu is the last name as well as the forename.