Bantega Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bantega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bantega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bantega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bantega is most common in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bantega.

How Common Is The Last Name Bantega? popularity and diffusion

Bantega is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bantega reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Bantega is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,781,544. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 64 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 29 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banteega931/
Bantege862/
Wantega862/
Bantiga861/
Bantaga861/
Bantegui80272/
Bantogay8010/
Bantegye804/
Bantigi7112/
Bantago7111/
Bantogo711/
Bantige711/
Wanthiga67121/
Bontogay6741/
Bantigui6738/
Bantogoy6725/
Banthago675/
Bontogau675/
Bantigie674/
Bonteger672/
Bonteget670/
Bontogo571,142/
Bountogo5395/
Bonthige5361/
Bontigui5339/
Bontogho5334/
Bonthogo531/
Bonthinge502/

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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 Bantega
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