Bonthuys Surname

279,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,381 people bear this surname

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

Bonthuys Surname Definition:

“Coloured House” in Dutch.

Bonthuys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2851:42,1625,390
England501:1,114,36153,243
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Bonthuys Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Coloured House” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Bonthuys Last Name Facts

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

Bonthuys occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonthuys? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 279,796th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,277,006 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Bonthuys reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Bonthuys is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,285 people, or 1 in 42,162. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 30 percent are found, Gauteng, where 26 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 12 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.

Bonthuys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bonthuys last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Bonthuys earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 51.42% more than the national average, earning R 359,832 per year and in United States they earn 38.09% more than the national average, earning $59,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Bonthuis88769/
Bonthous885/
Bonthays881/
Bonthu867,865/
Bontus86150/
Bonthy862/
Bonthouse820/
Boontuy8016/
Bhonthu8010/
Bontyes8010/
Bounthu806/
Bontuis806/
Bonthuu803/
Botnthu801/
Bounthy801/
Bonnthu801/
Bonthau801/
Bontthu801/
Bonthui801/
Bontuya801/
Bontu7720,331/
Bonty77129/
Bonthoux75428/
Boonthos7528/
Boonthue7519/
Boonthup756/
Boonthes755/
Boonthoy752/
Bounthay752/
Bonthaya751/
Bonthiya751/
Bunthuis751/
Boontouy751/
Boontuoy751/
Bonthout750/
Bontha715,210/
Bontes711,598/
Bantus71445/
Banthu71192/
Bontos71188/
Bontou71164/
Bontis71144/
Bonthi7177/
Bointy7169/
Bomthu7163/
Bounty7157/
Bontay7155/
Bontty7138/
Bontey7124/
Bontoy7121/
Bonthe7120/
Bontyi7120/
Bontui7119/
Bonttu7118/
Bantuy7117/
Bonteh719/
Bhontu718/
Bonntu714/
Bontau714/
Banthy713/
Buntus711/
Bountu711/
Bontjh711/
Boonty711/
Banthouse711/
Bontup711/
Bontuś711/
Bontye711/
Boontu711/
Bontoux67963/
Boontha67866/
Bantysh67316/
Boontos67238/
Bountis67169/
Bontiya67139/
Banthiy67103/
Bontout6783/
Boontoy6774/
Bountos6772/
Bontush6764/
Banthay6727/
Bantuya6725/
Bontese6723/
Boontue6721/
Bountou6720/
Boontup6719/
Bhontha6715/
Boontui6715/
Boontes6714/
Bonthaa6711/
Boonthi6710/
Boontud6710/
Bontoha678/
Bunthos677/
Vanthuy676/
Banthos676/
Banthou676/
Bhanthu675/
Bonties675/
Banthue674/
Banthau673/
Boontau673/
Bantthu672/
Bontoyx672/
Bumthus672/
Wonthos672/
Boentes672/
Bontosz672/
Bonteya672/
Bantheu672/
Bonthip672/
Bondthi671/
Boyntou671/
Bonthee671/
Bonther671/
Bontiss671/
Baunthu671/
Bantohu671/
Baanthu671/
Bountes671/
Bontaux671/
Bontesc671/
Bonthai671/
Bontich671/
Bontoya671/
Bontoyi671/
Bochentysz671/
Buntyes671/
Bounthe671/
Bantaus671/
Banthui671/
Bantuye671/
Wontuse671/
Bonteyi671/
Bountha671/
Bunthes671/
Bunthis671/
Bontise670/
Bountty670/

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