Babantu Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Babantu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Babantu (17) may also be a first name.
Babantu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Babantu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Babantu (Hindi: बबन्तू) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Babantu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Babantu is the 4,772,636th most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Babantu live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Babantu is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 17 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Niger, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Babantu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Babantu in the Hindi language | ||
| बबन्तू | babantu | - |
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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 Babantu
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