Bontseng Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Bontseng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bontseng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana941:23,2654,701
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
England11:55,718,059489,080

Bontseng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bontseng is found in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bontseng click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bontseng? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bontseng is the 1,718,748th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bontseng are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Botswana, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 23,265. Excluding Botswana this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 16 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Bontseng Last Name Statistics demography

Bontseng earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.84% less than the national average, earning R 119,196 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bontsheng941/
Bantseng883/
Bantsheng82510/
Bantsaeng821/
Mpontseng821/
Bonceng803/
Bondsen801/
Bantsen800/
Boonthceng781/
Booncheng7133/
Bonzen712/
Mpontsien711/
Bantsenke711/
Boncen711/
Bunceng677/
Boncing674/
Bantsem673/
Bonzing671/
Bantzen671/
Vantsen671/
Bouncen671/
Bonncen670/
Bonchen670/

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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 Bontseng
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