Bentou Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bentou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bentou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4261:48,7546,377
Mauritania241:170,6199,051
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
France21:33,211,361423,184
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bentou (466) may also be a first name.

Bentou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bentou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺘﻮ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bentou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 650,013th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 15,672,142 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bentou are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 78 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 394,651st most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 466 people.

Bentou is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 426 people, or 1 in 48,754. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Adamawa Region, where 85 percent reside, East Region, where 14 percent reside and North Region, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 5 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bentout92219/
Benttou923/
Bentous922/
Bentoux921/
Buentou921/
Beuntou921/
Bientou921/
Bentouz921/
Bento91333,079/
Bentu91819/
Bentayou86138/
Bentajou86110/
Bentaoue861/
Bintou835,480/
Bentos833,310/
Bentoy831,960/
Bentue83185/
Bentho83173/
Bentot83163/
Benteu83162/
Biento8368/
Bentuo8355/
Baento8346/
Bentoh8344/
Bentod8334/
Bentui8322/
Bentoe8321/
Bentto8314/
Bentus8312/
Benthu8311/
Bentoz8311/
Bentup8311/
Bhentu838/
Beunto837/
Buento835/
Bennto833/
Bentoi833/
Wentou832/
Ventou832/
Bentuy832/
Beento831/
Bentoo831/
Bemtou831/
Bientu831/
Besntu831/
Bentoa831/
Bentau831/
Bentaouet80289/
Bnto8010/
Bntu801/
Bentayo77286/
Benteau77168/
Bentuya7734/
Binthou7723/
Benteux7718/
Benthut7711/
Benthos7711/
Ventoux7710/
Benteus777/
Bentaux773/
Binttou773/
Ventout772/
Mpentou771/
Bentoya771/
Benttoh771/
Bentuis771/
Bent'us771/
Bentaud771/
Benthau771/
Bentheu771/
Bentoot771/
Buenteu771/
Beuntho771/
Bhintou771/
Bintout771/
Binntou771/
Bentejo771/
Bntouth771/
Bintu7315,267/
Vento7314,762/
Benta733,138/
Binto73333/
Wento73153/
Ventu73120/
Bemto7327/
Wentu7326/
Bntto734/
Bhntu731/
Bentó731/
Bntoo731/
Benthaus71423/
Benthuys7127/
Ventajou711/
Bentayoo711/
Bentayhu711/
Benthuis710/
Ventos67685/
Bentaj67649/
Ventus67388/
Bentai67284/
Bentas67248/
Bentea67227/
Huento67223/
Bentad67124/
Huentu67115/
Viento67104/
Venteu6788/
Bintoy6785/
Bintos6776/
Bentey6774/
Bentei6771/
Vuento6755/
Bentay6752/
Bentha6749/
Binthu6741/
Bintus6734/
Ventoy6730/
Ventto6726/
Ventui6725/
Bentah6723/
Bintoh6718/
Bentie678/
Bentat678/
Bhenta678/
Bintau677/
Bentta675/
Bienta675/
Bintho675/
Benėta675/
Mpento675/
Bintoo674/
Bentaa674/
Beenta673/
Bentee673/
Wentoe673/
Ventue672/
Bintoe672/
Bennta672/
Wintou672/
Ventuz672/
Wentoh672/
Buenta672/
Bintto672/
Bintui672/
Buuntu671/
Behnta671/
Bhintu671/
Bionto671/
Ventop671/
Venttu671/
Bintot671/
Ventot671/
Bentap671/
Bentaz671/
Bentaş671/
Bintoi671/
Bintop671/
Bintue671/
Biontu671/
Baenta671/
Wentoo671/
Bemnta671/
Bintuu671/
Bemtho670/
Ventup670/
Benthaust670/

Bentou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bentou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻨﺘﻮbntw63.27
ﺑﻨﺖbnt36.73

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Footnotes

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