Bantayan Surname

84,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Bantayan Surname User-submission:

The Bantayan surname means 'to be guarded' or 'beware'.

Bantayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5,5991:18,0812,139
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Bantayan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Bantayan surname means 'to be guarded' or 'beware'.

- radborne25

Bantayan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bantayan is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bantayan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 84,864th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,280,989 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Bantayan are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 5,599 people, or 1 in 18,081. In The Philippines Bantayan is most frequent in: Davao Region, where 33 percent reside, Bicol, where 15 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.

Bantayan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bantayan last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Bantayan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.15% less than the national average, earning $39,632 USD per year.

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