Bantjes Surname

465,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bantjes Surname Definition:

Dimunitive of Frisian name Banne, meaning a flag - cf. Banner.

Read More About This Surname

Bantjes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6381:84,91810,448
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Wales51:618,90625,852
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Bantjes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dimunitive of Frisian name Banne, meaning a flag - cf. Banner.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

Bantjez is a variant of the surname Bantjes, from J.G. Bantjes, who discovered the first gold in South Africa in the 1800s. The surname is originally from Friesland (Holland) and the meaning is 'flags' in Dutch.

- 016323571

Bantjes Last Name Facts

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

Bantjes is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bantjes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bantjes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 465,687th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,079,593 people. Bantjes occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Bantjes live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Bantjes is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 638 people, or 1 in 84,918. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 16 percent are found and Western Cape, where 15 percent are found. Barring South Africa Bantjes is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Bantjes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bantjes last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bantjes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 120.91% more than the national average, earning R 524,976 per year; in United States they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning $46,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.6% less than the national average, earning $43,920 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bantjies93204/
Bantje9261/
Banjes9216/
Baantjies8852/
Bandtjies883/
Baaintjes881/
Bontjes86236/
Bahntje8624/
Bantges8614/
Bantjie868/
Banjesh867/
Bandjes862/
Bantjez861/
Banjess860/
Boontjes80362/
Baantjer8015/
Baantjie801/
Bontjies801/
Bantjoej801/
Bances7713,411/
Bantie773,577/
Bontje771,061/
Bantsi77593/
Bantze7743/
Bantse7724/
Banges7722/
Bonjes7721/
Banjis7713/
Banses7710/
Bantye771/
Banzes771/
Bantge770/
Boontjies759/
Bontjer71276/
Boontje71239/
Bangesh71239/
Banches7193/
Bantzis7189/
Bansese7141/
Bahntge7135/
Bantzer7129/
Bontjie7119/
Bontyes7110/
Bandzes718/
Bantjoa717/
Bonties715/
Bangehs715/
Bantsis711/
Bantiij711/
Banshes711/
Bountje711/
Bonjese711/
Bangess710/
Bansits710/
Banzies710/
Banze67273,340/
Boontjie6740/
Boontjer6732/
Bhangesh6715/
Bantioey6713/
Bhanjois675/
Bantzios672/
Bhantija672/
Weintjes671/
Batences671/
Basinges671/
Banshies670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Bantjes
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis