Abantu Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Abantu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 91 | 1:1,453,288 | 98,507 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Abantu (18) may also be a first name.
Abantu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abantu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abantu is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Abantu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abantu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abantu is the 1,701,480th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Abantu reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 85 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Abantu is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 18 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 1,453,288. In Indonesia Abantu is most frequent in: Gorontalo, where 87 percent reside, North Sulawesi, where 10 percent reside and North Kalimantan, where 3 percent reside. Besides Indonesia Abantu exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabantu | 92 | 90 | / |
| Habantu | 92 | 15 | / |
| Abantau | 92 | 3 | / |
| Abantus | 92 | 2 | / |
| Abantou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gaabantu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Asbantou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Awantu | 83 | 89 | / |
| Ebantu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Avantu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Abontu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Abontou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Avantus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Awantou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Awantuh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Awhantu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awaintu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avantou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awanteu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gobantu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oubantu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awanteus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abountou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abontheu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Avantout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awontu | 67 | 115 | / |
| Hanphantu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awontuh | 62 | 27 | / |
| Ebontou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Awuontu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Obountu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Awounteu | 57 | 16 | / |
| Gobountou | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Abantu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis