Bentus Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Bentus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bentus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bentus (86) may also be a first name.

Bentus Last Name Facts

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

Bentus has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bentus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Bentus is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Bentus are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bentus is also the 1,032,266th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 86 people.

Bentus is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Bentus is most numerous in: Ondo, where 60 percent reside and Lagos, where 40 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benteus927/
Bentous922/
Bentuse921/
Bent'us921/
Bentuis921/
Bentu91819/
Benthaus86423/
Benthuys8627/
Bientous861/
Benthuis860/
Bentos833,310/
Bentou83465/
Ventus83388/
Benteu83162/
Wentus8340/
Bintus8334/
Bentui8322/
Bentup8311/
Benthu8311/
Bhentu838/
Bentuy832/
Bentau831/
Besntu831/
Bientu831/
Benthouse802/
Bntu801/
Benthaust800/
Bentout77219/
Benteux7718/
Benthos7711/
Benthut7711/
Benttou773/
Bentaux773/
Bentouz771/
Ventuis771/
Bentoux771/
Bentaud771/
Benthau771/
Bentheu771/
Buenteu771/
Buentou771/
Beuntou771/
Bientou771/
Bintu7315,267/
Ventu73120/
Bhntu731/
Bentó731/
Bemthuis7149/
Wenthaus7130/
Ventause7110/
Veentaus7110/
Bintou675,480/
Venteu6788/
Bintos6776/
Věntus6770/
Vintus6753/
Binthu6741/
Ventui6725/
Bentoe6721/
Bentoz6711/
Ventós678/
Bintau677/
Ventuz672/
Ventou672/
Bintui672/
Bintuu671/
Ventusova671/
Wintus671/
Buuntu671/
Bhintu671/
Venttu671/
Biontu671/
Bentoo671/
Bemtou671/
Uintus670/

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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 Bentus
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