Avontuur Surname

256,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Avontuur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avontuur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2561:43,1355,510
Netherlands2671:63,24810,876
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Avontuur (32) may also be a first name.

Avontuur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Avontuur is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avontuur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Avontuur is the 256,621st most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,744,496 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Avontuur reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 32 people.

The last name Avontuur is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 1,256 people, or 1 in 43,135. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 65 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 14 percent reside and Gauteng, where 6 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Avontuur Last Name Statistics demography

Avontuur earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.38% less than the national average, earning R 129,792 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avonture88111/
Avantuur8813/
Aventuur881/
Aventur808/
Avontro801/
Aventura75969/
Aventure7540/
Aventuro7510/
Avontier756/
Avanture754/
Afantuur753/
Evontuir751/
Avantour751/
Avventura7137/
Avntar713/
Auventura712/
Avontiere711/
Aventuari711/
Avnter711/
Afantur6729/
Avantra676/
Avantar675/
Avonder674/
Avondra672/
Ivonter671/
Aventar671/
Afontar671/
Avinter671/
Ovanture631/
Awhantor502/

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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 Avontuur
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