Bhuntu Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Bhuntu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buntu | 91 | 2,072 | / |
| Buntui | 83 | 42 | / |
| Buntup | 83 | 29 | / |
| Bunthu | 83 | 20 | / |
| Bhontu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Buntuh | 83 | 5 | / |
| Buntau | 83 | 3 | / |
| Buntud | 83 | 3 | / |
| Buuntu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buntus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bunttu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bountu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buntou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bunthup | 77 | 476 | / |
| Buntush | 77 | 73 | / |
| Bountou | 77 | 20 | / |
| Bhonthu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Bounthu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Baunthu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beuntou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhuntoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bunthou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bontu | 73 | 20,331 | / |
| Vuntu | 73 | 617 | / |
| Bumtu | 73 | 91 | / |
| Buntusch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bunthuis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpuntu | 67 | 178 | / |
| Bontou | 67 | 164 | / |
| Bontui | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bonttu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bumtus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bontau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bonntu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bumtou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Npuntu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buimtu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vunttu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boontu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bumtuh | 67 | 0 | / |
Bhuntu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bhuntu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଭୂଣ୍ତୁ | bhuntu | - |
| Bhuntu in the Hindi language | ||
| भुन्टू | bhuntu | 66.67 |
| भ्ुंतू | bhuntu | 11.11 |
| भुन्तू | bhuntu | 11.11 |
| भुन्तु | bhuntu | 11.11 |
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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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- 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 Bhuntu
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