Tantra
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Hindu doctrine
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/tˈantra/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Tantra is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Indonesia than in any other country.
- IDIndonesia≈1 in 55K(inferred from the name graph)
- INIndia≈1 in 402K
- SGSingapore≈1 in 1.1M
carrying the name, as Mondonomo estimates it from our sources: no national register counts it in these countries. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Indonesia (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 87 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 55K (inferred from the name graph)
≈4,800 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Indonesia, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Hindu doctrine
Sources 1
- Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names
Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Tantra counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID Indonesia | ≈4,800 est. | ≈1 in 55K | listed | Tantra | 87 |
| IN India | ≈3,300 est. | ≈1 in 402K | 1 | Tantra | 6 |
| US United States | ≈50 est. | ≈1 in 6.6M | 5 | Tantra | 26 |
| GB United Kingdom | ≈18 est. | ≈1 in 3.7M | 17 | Tantra | 6 |
| ES Spain | ≈15 est. | ≈1 in 3.3M | — | Tantra | 3 |
| SG Singapore | ≈6 est. | ≈1 in 1.1M | — | Tantra | 5 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present); naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls); Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Tantra is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
Siva (N)
as a nameSunama Sarit (Hindi) Ten Thousand Sanskrit Names
In English, A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Polish, tantra (Hindu or Buddhist religious text)
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Dutch, tantra (esoterical text)
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In kaw, doctrine
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 6 sources across 4 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB United Kingdom | Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register) | 2002 | 17 | #100,824 |
| IN India | Instate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls | — | 3 | #193,690 |
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Tantra mean, and where does it come from?
- Hindu doctrine Recorded by Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names.
- How do you pronounce Tantra?
- A machine transcription gives /tˈantra/ (IPA) for Indonesian.
- In which country does Tantra have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 4.8 thousand people named Tantra in Indonesia, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled tantra.
- How common is the name Tantra?
- Mondonomo estimates about 4,800 people in Indonesia have Tantra as their first surname, about 1 in 55 thousand residents. No national register counts it there; the figure is ours, calibrated against the registers that do.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Tantra”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.