Bantura Surname

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

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bantura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bantura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda751:520,52429,324
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559

Bantura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bantura (Oriya: େବନୁରା) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bantura? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Bantura live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Bantura is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 520,524. In Uganda Bantura is most frequent in: Hoima District, where 20 percent reside, Bushenyi District, where 16 percent reside and Mitooma District, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bantura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bantura in the Oriya language
େବନୁରାebanura50
ବନାbana50

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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
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  • 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 Bantura
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