Banta Surname
Approximately 16,368 people bear this surname
Banta Surname Definition:
Variant of the Basque surname Banda, place name in Lekeitio, Vizcaya, and the variant of Aanda, village in Aragon. The surname was first documented in 1535 and means "place abundant in dwarf alder (a small buck thorn tree), ground alder, danewort or elderwort.
Read More About This SurnameBanta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,821 | 1:46,344 | 5,638 |
| Philippines | 4,277 | 1:23,670 | 3,116 |
| India | 1,514 | 1:506,648 | 25,428 |
| Indonesia | 988 | 1:133,855 | 13,364 |
| Malaysia | 677 | 1:43,566 | 3,515 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Romania | 147 | 1:136,584 | 14,745 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Canada | 87 | 1:423,513 | 37,101 |
| Greece | 63 | 1:175,870 | 28,388 |
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Lesotho | 13 | 1:156,351 | 13,063 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,835 | 1:27,367 | 3,363 |
Banta (24,730) may also be a first name.
Banta Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Variant of the Basque surname Banda, place name in Lekeitio, Vizcaya, and the variant of Aanda, village in Aragon. The surname was first documented in 1535 and means "place abundant in dwarf alder (a small buck thorn tree), ground alder, danewort or elderwort."
BANTA: (Gaelic.) Local. From Beaunta, hills, mountains.
User-submitted Reference
Banta is a Dutch (more specifically, Frisian) family name. It originated when Epke Jacobse (the modern equivalent of Jacobson) arrived by ship in Long Island in 1659, with his five sons. Since Dutch surnames were patronymic, Epke needed a surname for life in the New World. He took the name Banta, after an estate near his home in Friesland. By the time Theodore Banta wrote his genealogy in 1893 (A Friesian Family, the Banta Genealogy), he counted 10,000 Banta descendants in the USA. The Bantas moved from Long Island to New Jersey, then Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky, and Texas. Genealogy has been a favorite hobby of the family and the name origin is well documented.
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Average Banta Salary in
United States
$44,263 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Banta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Banta (Arabic: بانتا, Bengali: বান্ত, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻧﺘﺎ, Hindi: बन्ता, Marathi: बंटा, Oriya: ବ) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banta? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 32,519th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 445,231 people. The last name Banta occurs mostly in Asia, where 48 percent of Banta reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Banta is also the 32,293rd most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 24,730 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 7,821 people, or 1 in 46,344. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 8 percent live, Kentucky, where 5 percent live and Indiana, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 26 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Banta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Banta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Banta surname rose 426 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Banta Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Banta surname are 20% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.77% being registered with the party.
The amount Banta earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.58% more than the national average, earning $44,263 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $53,993 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banta in the Bengali language | ||
| বান্ত | banta | - |
| Banta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻧﺘﺎ | banta | 85.71 |
| ﺑﻨﻄﺔ | bntt | 14.29 |
| Banta in the Hindi language | ||
| बन्ता | banta | 63.44 |
| बन्टा | banta | 16.03 |
| बंता | banta | 8.47 |
| बंटा | banta | 7.94 |
| बनता | banata | 1.91 |
| बन्त | banta | 0.69 |
| बान्ता | banta | 0.69 |
| बांता | banta | 0.23 |
| बनटा | banata | 0.15 |
| बण्टा | banta | 0.15 |
| बन्टू | bantu | 0.15 |
| भन्ता | bhanta | 0.08 |
| बान्टा | banta | 0.08 |
| Banta in the Oriya language | ||
| ବ | ba | 48.06 |
| ବା | ba | 19.38 |
| େଭାଇ | ebha'i | 6.2 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 3.88 |
| ବାଗ | baga | 2.71 |
| ବଣ୍ତା | banta | 2.33 |
| ବତାି | batai | 1.16 |
| ରାଉତ | ra'uta | 1.16 |
| ସତଯ୍ | satay | 1.16 |
| େଯନା | eyana | 0.78 |
| ରଣା | rana | 0.78 |
| କଟା | kata | 0.78 |
| ବଂତା | banta | 0.39 |
| ବାଲା | bala | 0.39 |
| ଯାଟା | yata | 0.39 |
| ସବିତା | sabita | 0.39 |
| ବଂତ | banta | 0.39 |
| ଜାନୀ | jani | 0.39 |
| େଜନା | ejana | 0.39 |
| ବଣ୍ତ | banta | 0.39 |
| ମଣୀ | mani | 0.39 |
| ବନି୍ତା | banita | 0.39 |
| ହଂସ | hansa | 0.39 |
| ବଗ | baga | 0.39 |
| ଭତା | bhata | 0.39 |
| ଲଳିତା | lalita | 0.39 |
| Banta in the Marathi language | ||
| बंटा | banta | 43.48 |
| बंता | banta | 23.91 |
| बांता | banta | 10.87 |
| बान्ता | banta | 8.7 |
| बान्टा | banta | 6.52 |
| बनता | banata | 4.35 |
| बन्ता | banta | 2.17 |
| Banta in the Arabic language | ||
| بانتا | banta | - |
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Banta Reference & Research
Banda DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Banda FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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