Bhuntu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Bhuntu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bhuntu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Bhuntu (309) may also be a first name.

Bhuntu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bhuntu (Hindi: भुन्टू, Oriya: ଭୂଣ୍ତୁ) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bhuntu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Bhuntu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Bhuntu reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Bhuntu is also the 500,178th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 309 people.

The surname Bhuntu is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buntu912,072/
Buntui8342/
Buntup8329/
Bunthu8320/
Bhontu838/
Buntuh835/
Buntau833/
Buntud833/
Buuntu831/
Buntus831/
Bunttu831/
Bountu831/
Buntou831/
Bunthup77476/
Buntush7773/
Bountou7720/
Bhonthu7710/
Bounthu776/
Baunthu771/
Beuntou771/
Bhuntoo771/
Bunthou771/
Bontu7320,331/
Vuntu73617/
Bumtu7391/
Buntusch711/
Bunthuis711/
Mpuntu67178/
Bontou67164/
Bontui6719/
Bonttu6718/
Bumtus676/
Bontau674/
Bonntu674/
Bumtou671/
Npuntu671/
Buimtu671/
Vunttu671/
Boontu671/
Bumtuh670/

Bhuntu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bhuntu in the Oriya language
ଭୂଣ୍ତୁbhuntu-
Bhuntu in the Hindi language
भुन्टूbhuntu66.67
भ्ुंतूbhuntu11.11
भुन्तूbhuntu11.11
भुन्तुbhuntu11.11

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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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  • 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 Bhuntu
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