Bantaw Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Bantaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bantaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal3191:89,2821,991
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Bantaw Last Name Facts

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

Bantaw is found in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bantaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 841,044th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. Bantaw is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Bantaw live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

Bantaw is most frequently occurring in Nepal, where it is carried by 319 people, or 1 in 89,282. In Nepal it is mostly found in: Koshi, where 40 percent live, Mechi, where 38 percent live and Bagmati, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nepal it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 2 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banthaw923/
Wantaw83840/
Bantav83173/
Bantow8366/
Bontaw837/
Bantab835/
Bantova7774/
Bantafe7721/
Boontaw776/
Bantgaf775/
Wanthaw773/
Banthab771/
Bantaib771/
Banthav771/
Bantowa771/
Boontawe719/
Boonteaw712/
Bant'afe711/
Baintafe711/
Bainthav711/
Bantov6772/
Vontaw676/
Vantab673/
Wontaw671/
Bantaaibh671/

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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 Bantaw
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