Bantegeye Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bantegeye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bantegeye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda451:867,54039,905
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514

Bantegeye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bantegeye is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bantegeye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,020,555th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bantegeye are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Bantegeye is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 867,540. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Mubende District, where 44 percent live, Kisoro District, where 16 percent live and Kampala District, where 4 percent live. Beside Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 48 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bantegyeye9510/
Vantegeye891/
Bantegeya891/
Bantegyye891/
Bantejeye891/
Banteseye891/
Bantegyeya847/
Bantejeya781/
Bantogoy7125/
Bantogay7110/
Bontogay5941/
Huantecoy563/
Wantigaya561/
Bantigiue561/

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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 Bantegeye
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