Baantu Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Uganda

Baantu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baantu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Baantu Last Name Facts

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

Baantu occurs most in India. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Baantu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baantu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Baantu is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Baantu is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Baantu reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India Baantu is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 75 percent live and Telangana, where 25 percent live. Not including India it is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baanthu921/
Bantu9129,305/
Banttu83484/
Bantou83456/
Bantus83445/
Banthu83192/
Bhantu83172/
Bantau83121/
Bantuu83108/
Bantut8344/
Bantuy8317/
Banteu8314/
Banntu834/
Bantud834/
Bantui834/
Baintu832/
Bantush77169/
Banthou776/
Bantuha775/
Bhanthu775/
Bhanttu774/
Banthau773/
Bhaintu772/
Bantthu772/
Bantheu772/
Bantout772/
Bantaus771/
Baunthu771/
Bantohu771/
Bhgantu771/
Baintou771/
Banthui771/
Bontu7320,331/
Vantu731,133/
Wantu73880/
Bamtu7317/
Bantú731/
Banthoud719/
Bantoush719/
Banthoux711/
Bantouth710/
Bonthu677,865/
Bantoe67435/
Wantou67284/
Bantoo67195/
Wanthu67170/
Bontou67164/
Vanthu67152/
Bontus67150/
Wantui6754/
Mpantu6748/
Vantus6738/
Vantou6723/
Bontui6719/
Bonttu6718/
Vantuh6714/
Vantuy6712/
Bhontu678/
Wantut677/
Wanteu674/
Bonntu674/
Bontau674/
Bamttu673/
Vanttu673/
Beintu672/
Wantau672/
Bountu671/
Bontup671/
Bamteu671/
Vuantu671/
Bontuś671/
Vhantu671/
Vaintu671/
Vanteu671/
Wanhtu671/
Wantuy671/
Boontu671/
Wantuh671/
Vantux670/

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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 Baantu
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