Bontu Surname

26,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Bontu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bontu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India16,4811:46,5423,226
Ethiopia3,7031:26,3423,258
Romania751:267,70524,809
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Bontu (2,150) may also be a first name.

Bontu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bontu (Hindi: बोन्टू, Marathi: बोन्तु, Oriya: େବାନ୍ଟୁ) is found most in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bontu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bontu is the 26,476th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 358,445 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Bontu live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 161,808th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 2,150 people.

This surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 16,481 people, or 1 in 46,542. In India Bontu is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 95 percent live, Telangana, where 4 percent live and Maharashtra, where 0 percent live. Beside India this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 18 percent live and Romania, where 0 percent live.

Bontu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bontu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bontu surname increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bontu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bontu last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bontu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.47% less than the national average, earning R 15,516 per year and in United States they earn 22.57% less than the national average, earning $33,412 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonthu917,865/
Bontou91164/
Bontus91150/
Bontui9119/
Bonttu9118/
Bhontu918/
Bonntu914/
Bontau914/
Bountu911/
Bontup911/
Bontuś911/
Boontu911/
Bontoux83963/
Bontout8383/
Bontush8364/
Bountou8320/
Boontup8319/
Boontuy8316/
Boontui8315/
Bhonthu8310/
Boontud8310/
Bounthu836/
Bontuis836/
Bonthuu833/
Boontau833/
Botnthu831/
Boyntou831/
Bonnthu831/
Bonthau831/
Bontthu831/
Bontaux831/
Bonthui831/
Bontuys831/
Bantu8029,305/
Buntu802,072/
Bomtu8034/
Bontó8030/
Wontu8023/
Vontu808/
Bonthuys771,381/
Bonthuis77769/
Bonthoux77428/
Boonthup776/
Bonthous775/
Boontouy771/
Bonthout770/
Banttu73484/
Bantou73456/
Bantus73445/
Banthu73192/
Bhantu73172/
Bantau73121/
Bantuu73108/
Vontau7379/
Bomthu7363/
Wointu7349/
Bantut7344/
Buntui7342/
Buntup7329/
Bunthu7320/
Wontou7319/
Bantuy7317/
Banteu7314/
Bhuntu738/
Baantu736/
Buntuh735/
Banntu734/
Bantui734/
Bantud734/
Vontou733/
Buntud733/
Buntau733/
Wonteu732/
Buntus731/
Buuntu731/
Bunttu731/
Wonttu731/
Bontoe731/
Vontui731/
Buntou731/
Botentuit71105/
Bunthup67476/
Bantush67169/
Buntush6773/
Bottentuit6755/
Boumtou6716/
Banthou676/
Boontoo676/
Bantuha675/
Bhanthu675/
Bhanttu674/
Woinetu674/
Banthau673/
Boontoe673/
Bantthu672/
Bantheu672/
Bantout672/
Baunthu671/
Bantohu671/
Bhgantu671/
Bhontoo671/
Baanthu671/
Vontush671/
Wointou671/
Beuntou671/
Bantaus671/
Banthui671/
Bouchentou671/
Woynetu671/
Wonttui671/
Bunthou671/

Bontu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bontu in the Oriya language
େବାନ୍ଟୁebantu-
Bontu in the Marathi language
बोन्तुbontu72.73
बोनतूbonatu18.18
बोन्टुbontu9.09
Bontu in the Hindi language
बोन्टूbontu50
बोन्टुbontu50

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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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  • 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 Bontu
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