Bontsi Surname

204,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Bontsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bontsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4831:36,5334,681
Botswana5461:4,005584
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Bontsi (412) may also be a first name.

Bontsi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bontsi is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bontsi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 204,459th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,586,391 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bontsi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bontsi is also the 423,803rd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 412 people.

The surname Bontsi is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,483 people, or 1 in 36,533. In South Africa Bontsi is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 50 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 19 percent reside and Gauteng, where 14 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 27 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Bontsi Last Name Statistics demography

Bontsi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.11% less than the national average, earning R 123,312 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bontshi92433/
Bhontsi9241/
Bontsoi926/
Bonntsi925/
Boontsi924/
Bointsi921/
Bonthsi921/
Bonstsi921/
Bhontshi8611/
Bountsis861/
Boontshi861/
Bontsa83602/
Bantsi83593/
Bontse8325/
Bomtsi831/
Bantshi77829/
Bontchi77525/
Bontjes77236/
Mpontsi77104/
Bhontsa7728/
Buntsis7717/
Boontji772/
Bontsha771/
Vontsis771/
Bontser771/
Bantsis771/
Vontshi771/
Boontse771/
Buontshiey751/
Bonzi7313,100/
Bonci733,449/
Bonçi736/
Bonči736/
Boontjes71362/
Mpontshi71101/
Bhantshi7128/
Wosintsi7117/
Bantsich7116/
Mphontsi7116/
Boumtsie712/
Bountchi711/
Bountzis711/
Bantshio711/
Bhontsha711/
Bontje671,061/
Bancsi67582/
Bondzi67576/
Buntse67213/
Bonchi67198/
Bonzoi6774/
Vantsi6760/
Bantzi6743/
Bonczi6732/
Boncoi6732/
Bantsa6731/
Bonzzi6727/
Bantse6724/
Bonzie6719/
Bonzai6719/
Bontze6718/
Bondse6717/
Bounzi6711/
Bantsy679/
Buntsa679/
Bondsa674/
Wontsa674/
Boncie674/
Bhonzi673/
Báncsi672/
Buncsi672/
Vontsa672/
Bonzei672/
Boncci671/
Vontsy671/
Wantsi671/
Bontchuis671/
Bonţoi671/
Buntschis671/
Mphontshi671/
Bounci671/
Bontshaya671/

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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 Bontsi
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