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 occurs most in Nepal. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bantaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 841,044th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Bantaw are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most prevalent in Nepal, where it is held by 319 people, or 1 in 89,282. In Nepal Bantaw is most numerous in: Koshi, where 40 percent live, Mechi, where 38 percent live and Bagmati, where 13 percent live. Other than Nepal this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common 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
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  • 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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