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 surname Bantayan has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bantayan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bantayan is the 84,864th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,280,989 people. Bantayan is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Bantayan reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Bantayan is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 5,599 people, or 1 in 18,081. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Davao Region, where 33 percent reside, Bicol, where 15 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 11 percent reside. Beside The Philippines it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.

Bantayan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bantayan are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political 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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