Bantuu Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Bantuu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bantuu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
India271:28,409,829361,298
Canada21:18,422,796409,488

Bantuu (757) may also be a first name.

Bantuu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bantuu (Hindi: बन्टू) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bantuu.

How Common Is The Last Name Bantuu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,765,740th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Bantuu occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Bantuu are found; 73 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 73 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bantuu is also the 298,585th most widely held first name globally It is held by 757 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 1,674,040. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Gorontalo, where 85 percent live and North Sulawesi, where 15 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bantu9129,305/
Banttu83484/
Bantou83456/
Bantus83445/
Banthu83192/
Bhantu83172/
Bantau83121/
Bantut8344/
Bantuy8317/
Banteu8314/
Bantue8311/
Baantu836/
Bantud834/
Bantui834/
Banntu834/
Baintu832/
Bantush77169/
Banthou776/
Bhanthu775/
Bantuha775/
Banthue774/
Bhanttu774/
Banthau773/
Bonthuu773/
Bantout772/
Bhaintu772/
Bantthu772/
Bantheu772/
Bantohu771/
Baunthu771/
Bhgantu771/
Baanthu771/
Baintou771/
Bantaus771/
Banthui771/
Bontu7320,331/
Vantu731,133/
Bamtu7317/
Bantú731/
Bantoush719/
Banthoud719/
Banthoux711/
Bantouth710/
Bonthu677,865/
Bantie673,577/
Bantoe67435/
Bantoo67195/
Bontou67164/
Vanthu67152/
Bontus67150/
Mpantu6748/
Vantou6723/
Bontui6719/
Bonttu6718/
Vantuh6714/
Vantuy6712/
Bhontu678/
Bontau674/
Bonntu674/
Vanttu673/
Bamttu673/
Beintu672/
Vhantu671/
Bountu671/
Boontu671/
Bamteu671/
Vaintu671/
Bontup671/
Bontuś671/
Vanteu671/

Bantuu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bantuu in the Hindi language
बन्टूbantu-

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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 Bantuu
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