Banteze Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Banteze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banteze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1581:335,07425,051
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117

Banteze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Banteze occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Banteze click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banteze? popularity and diffusion

Banteze is the 1,222,957th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Banteze live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 335,074. In Tanzania Banteze is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 92 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 3 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bantaze8684/
Banteza866/
Bantege862/
Bantezi861/
Wanteze861/
Banthese802/
Bantgize801/
Banterzi801/
Bantaaze801/
Wantege7141/
Bontese7123/
Wanteje714/
Bantesa714/
Bantizi711/
Bantige711/
Vantece711/
Wantheza67105/
Bantesha67103/
Bontetse674/
Banteshi674/
Bantigie674/
Bhanteji672/
Wantejje672/
Bonteger672/
Banttise672/
Vantease671/
Bantiche671/
Bantessi671/
Bonteget670/

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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 Banteze
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