Bontius Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bontius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bontius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands851:198,67327,603
Canada371:995,82774,831
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bontius (17) may also be a first name.

Bontius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bontius is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bontius? popularity and diffusion

Bontius is the 1,596,935th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Bontius live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name Bontius is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 198,673. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Overijssel, where 59 percent live, Gelderland, where 9 percent live and Friesland, where 8 percent live. Barring The Netherlands Bontius occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 29 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

Bontius Last Name Statistics demography

Bontius earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning $48,927 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonthius9362/
Bontoiu8694/
Bontiuc861/
Bontiou861/
Bountiou801/
Bantiu773/
Bantiuc7164/
Bantoiu7129/
Wantius7114/
Bontuyu717/
Bantiou717/
Bantieu713/
Bonthju711/
Bontjhu711/
Vontyu621/
Bantyu621/
Vântoiu571/
Vantoiu571/
Vontoju571/
Banthoju531/
Bantehou531/

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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 Bontius
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