Bantiu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Bantiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bantiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Bantiu (18) may also be a first name.

Bantiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bantiu is most common in Ghana. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bantiu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bantiu live; 33 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Bantiu is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 18 people.

The surname Bantiu is most frequent in Ghana, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 27,020,692. Without taking into account Ghana Bantiu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 33 percent are found and Sudan, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bantoiu9229/
Bantiou927/
Bantieu923/
Baintihu864/
Bantyu831/
Bontius77127/
Bontoiu7794/
Vantieu777/
Wantiou774/
Bontiou771/
Vantoiu771/
Bonthius7162/
Banthoju711/
Bantehou711/
Bountiou711/
Vantyu6725/
Bontuyu627/
Wontieu621/
Vântoiu621/
Bamtoju621/
Bontjhu621/
Bonthju621/
Vantyuch579/
Wonthieu571/
Bantjoej571/
Watyu55233/
Vontyu501/

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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 Bantiu
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