Bhontso Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Bhontso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bhontso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Bhontso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bhontso is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bhontso? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bhontso live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Bhontso is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 50 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 25 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 25 percent live.

Bhontso Last Name Statistics demography

Bhontso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.19% less than the national average, earning R 32,808 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhontsho931/
Bontso92188/
Bhontsa8628/
Bontsoi866/
Bontsop861/
Bontscho808/
Bhontsha801/
Bontsa77602/
Bhonzo7769/
Bantso774/
Bhonco771/
Vontso771/
Bantsho7161/
Bontzos7141/
Bontsas7135/
Mpontso7128/
Bontzou7124/
Bontcho7118/
Bantsou714/
Bhantsa713/
Bhuntsa712/
Bontsha711/
Bontzas711/
Bontsia711/
Bonzo674,403/
Bonco67200/
Bončo6728/
Bontchou675/
Bantsios671/

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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 Bhontso
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