Bantam Surname

368,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 978 people bear this surname

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

Bantam Surname Definition:

Same as Bentham; from Bentham, a parish in Yorkshire.

Bantam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6921:78,2919,706
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Indonesia681:1,944,841122,869
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Panama81:489,0328,962
India81:95,883,173728,828
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Bantam (27) may also be a first name.

Bantam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Same as Bentham; from Bentham, a parish in Yorkshire.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Bantam Last Name Facts

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

Bantam (Hindi: बन्तम) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bantam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bantam is the 368,021st most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,451,478 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Bantam reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 27 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 692 people, or 1 in 78,291. In South Africa Bantam is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 50 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 25 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Bantam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bantam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bantam last name grew 192 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bantam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bantam last name are 46.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 93.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bantam earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 31.97% less than the national average, earning R 161,664 per year; in United States they earn 17.23% less than the national average, earning $35,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.67% less than the national average, earning $44,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bantam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bantam in the Hindi language
बन्तमbantama-

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