Bantou Surname
Approximately 456 people bear this surname
Bantou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 319 | 1:15,640 | 1,904 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Niger | 22 | 1:872,364 | 19,806 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Bantou (114) may also be a first name.
Bantou Demographics
Average Bantou Salary in
United States
$29,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bantou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bantou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bantou (Hindi: बन्तौ) occurs more in The Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bantou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 659,458th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Bantou live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bantou is also the 877,214th most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 114 people.
The surname is most widespread in The Congo, where it is carried by 319 people, or 1 in 15,640. In The Congo it is primarily found in: Brazzaville Department, where 61 percent are found, Pointe-Noire Department, where 36 percent are found and Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account The Congo this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and Niger, where 5 percent are found.
Bantou Last Name Statistics demography
Bantou earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.96% less than the national average, earning $29,792 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bantou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bantou in the Hindi language | ||
| बन्तौ | bantau | - |
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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 Bantou
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