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 borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bontsi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 204,459th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,586,391 people. The surname Bontsi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bontsi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 423,803rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 412 people.

The surname Bontsi is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,483 people, or 1 in 36,533. In South Africa Bontsi is most numerous in: North West, where 50 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 19 percent live and Gauteng, where 14 percent live. Beside South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 27 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

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
  • 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 Bontsi
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