Bentshu Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bentshu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bentshu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2651:204,44421,800

Bentshu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bentshu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bentshu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bentshu is the 975,866th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bentshu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 204,444. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 68 percent live, Western Cape, where 12 percent live and Gauteng, where 6 percent live.

Bentshu Last Name Statistics demography

Bentshu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.06% less than the national average, earning R 85,404 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhentshu9312/
Bentshau931/
Bentsu926/
Ventshu8673/
Bhentsu861/
Bentsau861/
Bendshu860/
Mpentshu8061/
Bendshus801/
Benchu7716/
Ventsu771/
Bendschus7525/
Ventsou7117/
Ventsus717/
Mpentsu711/
Bendschuss711/
Bencheu711/
Benzu6758/
Bencu6733/
Bintchou6716/
Bendszus6711/
Vendshus6710/
Bnchu671/
Wentcheu671/
Bindshus670/

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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 Bentshu
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