Basantu Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Basantu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Basantu (3,597) may also be a first name.
Basantu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basantu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Basantu (Hindi: बसन्तू, Marathi: बसंतु, Oriya: ବସୁ) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Basantu.
How Common Is The Last Name Basantu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,612,213th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. Basantu is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Basantu reside; 71 percent reside in Central Africa and 71 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Basantu is also the 117,968th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 3,597 people.
The surname Basantu is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 830,108. Besides The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent are found and Ireland, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basanthu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Basantou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Bassantu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Baisantu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bassantou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bhasanthu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Vasantu | 86 | 393 | / |
| Wasantu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Vasanthu | 80 | 164 | / |
| Basantoo | 80 | 14 | / |
| Vashantu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Washantu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wazantu | 71 | 13 | / |
| Bousantouh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Boussantouh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vasamthu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Batchontou | 59 | 630 | / |
| Boochantoup | 56 | 1 | / |
Basantu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basantu in the Marathi language | ||
| बसंतु | basantu | 61.94 |
| बसंतू | basantu | 20.15 |
| बसन्तु | basantu | 11.19 |
| बसन्तू | basantu | 2.24 |
| वसंत | vasanta | 0.75 |
| बंसतू | bansatu | 0.75 |
| Basantu in the Hindi language | ||
| बसन्तू | basantu | 60.98 |
| बसन्तु | basantu | 20.09 |
| बसंतू | basantu | 14.18 |
| बसंतु | basantu | 4.14 |
| बसन्त | basanta | 0.28 |
| बसान्तु | basantu | 0.06 |
| बसन्टू | basantu | 0.06 |
| बसनतु | basanatu | 0.06 |
| बसन्तुू | basantuu | 0.06 |
| बसंतूज़् | basantuz | 0.06 |
| वसन्तू | vasantu | 0.06 |
| Basantu in the Oriya language | ||
| ବସୁ | basu | 40 |
| ବାସୁ | basu | 20 |
| ବସ | basa | 20 |
| ବାସୂ | basu | 20 |
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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 Basantu
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