Bantus Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Bantus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bantus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova3961:8,9931,505
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bantus (10) may also be a first name.

Bantus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bantus (Russian: Бантус) is found in Moldova more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Bantus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bantus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 671,677th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 16,376,508 people. The surname Bantus is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Bantus reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 10 people.

The surname Bantus is most common in Moldova, where it is carried by 396 people, or 1 in 8,993. In Moldova Bantus is mostly concentrated in: Cahul District, where 35 percent reside, Dondușeni District, where 26 percent reside and Sîngerei District, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Moldova this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bantush92169/
Bantaus921/
Bantu9129,305/
Bantoush869/
Banttu83484/
Bantou83456/
Bantos83361/
Banthu83192/
Bhantu83172/
Bontus83150/
Bantau83121/
Bantuu83108/
Bantut8344/
Vantus8338/
Bantuy8317/
Wantus8315/
Banteu8314/
Baantu836/
Bantuc836/
Banntu834/
Bantui834/
Bantud834/
Baintu832/
Bantuishe801/
Banthouse801/
Vantush7786/
Bontush7764/
Wantous7712/
Bantosh777/
Banthos776/
Bontuis776/
Banthou776/
Bantuha775/
Bhanthu775/
Bhanttu774/
Wantush774/
Banthau773/
Bantheu772/
Bantout772/
Bhaintu772/
Bantthu772/
Bantohu771/
Baunthu771/
Banthui771/
Bhgantu771/
Baanthu771/
Beintus771/
Baintou771/
Bontuys771/
Bontu7320,331/
Vantu731,133/
Bamtu7317/
Bantú731/
Bonthuys711,381/
Bonthuis71769/
Banthoud719/
Bonthous715/
Vanttuis711/
Banthoux711/
Bantouth710/
Bonthu677,865/
Bantoe67435/
Vántus67202/
Bantoo67195/
Bontos67188/
Bontou67164/
Vanthu67152/
Mpantu6748/
Wanthouse6725/
Vantou6723/
Bontui6719/
Bonttu6718/
Vantuh6714/
Vantuy6712/
Vantusova6711/
Bhontu678/
Bontau674/
Bonntu674/
Vanttu673/
Bamttu673/
Wantos672/
Beintu672/
Vanteu671/
Bountu671/
Bantoś671/
Bantoz671/
Bontuś671/
Boontu671/
Bamteu671/
Vhantu671/
Vaintu671/
Bontup671/
Wantousse671/
Bonthouse670/

Bantus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bantus in the Russian language
Бантусbantus-

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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 Bantus
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