Bentao Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Brunei

Bentao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bentao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Brunei301:13,9581,702
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Bentao (9,959) may also be a first name.

Bentao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bentao is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bentao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,220,661st most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Bentao reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Bentao is also the 61,405th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 9,959 people.

The surname Bentao is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 2,595,852. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Cagayan Valley, where 92 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 3 percent live and Cordillera Administrative Region, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines Bentao occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brunei, where 41 percent live and China, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bentaou92490/
Buentao921/
Bentaaou86136/
Bentaous8671/
Bentaout8610/
Bentahou861/
Wentao8353/
Bintao8352/
Ventao832/
Bentoa831/
Bentaouss801/
Bentoua77221/
Huenteao71135/
Bentouat714/
Woenthao711/
Vintao671/
Bintoua621/
Binthoua571/
Ventayya571/
Ventaiya571/
Bintayyash501/

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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 Bentao
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