Bentong Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Bentong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bentong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia751:1,763,323114,023
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bentong (2,956) may also be a first name.

Bentong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bentong is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bentong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bentong is the 1,257,535th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname Bentong occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Bentong are found; 77 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 57 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 133,327th most common forename on earth, held by 2,956 people.

It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 1,763,323. In Indonesia Bentong is primarily found in: Jakarta, where 67 percent live and Banten, where 33 percent live. Besides Indonesia Bentong is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Bentong
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