Babatunde Surname

3,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Babatunde Surname User-submission:

The Babatunde surname comes from a male given name meaning 'father returns'. It derived from the Yoruba words baba, meaning 'father', and tunde, meaning 'returns'. This surname was given to any lineage, that had a good experience or lost someone, who is very importance to them, and they want to remember that person.

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Babatunde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria146,9241:1,206157
Togo1,3651:5,3101,020
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
England7581:73,5078,376
United States3851:941,45270,347
Benin1001:103,35611,687
Canada561:657,95753,499
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Iceland171:22,3581,772
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Norway71:734,61250,907
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Gambia41:480,863548
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Babatundé (1) are calculated separately.

Babatunde (157,936) may also be a first name.

Babatunde Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Babatunde surname comes from a male given name meaning 'father returns'. It derived from the Yoruba words baba, meaning 'father', and tunde, meaning 'returns'. This surname was given to any lineage, that had a good experience or lost someone, who is very importance to them, and they want to remember that person. Any child who has been born after this good person can be named Babatunde.

- ephasezoid

(Yoruba) From the personal name Babátúndé. It means 'father has returned again', babá tún dé in Yoruba.

- deleted-109016

(Yoruba) This surname means 'father has returned'. It comes from the word baba, meaning 'father'.

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Babatunde Last Name Facts

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

The last name Babatunde (Russian: Бабатунде) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Babatundé. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Babatunde? popularity and diffusion

Babatunde is the 3,734th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 48,371 people. Babatunde is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Babatunde are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Babatunde is also the 6,651st most numerous first name globally, held by 157,936 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 146,924 people, or 1 in 1,206. In Nigeria Babatunde is primarily found in: Lagos, where 18 percent are found, Kwara, where 16 percent are found and Oyo, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 59 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 1 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.

Babatunde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Babatunde last name is predominantly Christian (65%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Babatunde surname are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.91% registered with the party.

The amount Babatunde earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 355.16% more than the national average, earning 1,575,210 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning R 254,760 per year; in United States they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $45,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8% more than the national average, earning $53,660 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Babatunde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Babatunde in the Russian language
Бабатундеbabatunde-

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