Buntse Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Buntse Surname User-submission:

The Buntse surname means 'big toe' in Xhosa.

Buntse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2071:261,72826,279
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Buntse Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Buntse surname means 'big toe' in Xhosa.

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Buntse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buntse occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buntse? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,133,308th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname Buntse is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Buntse are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 261,728. In South Africa Buntse is most common in: Free State, where 42 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 20 percent are found and North West, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Buntse Last Name Statistics demography

Buntse earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.37% less than the national average, earning R 108,444 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buntshe9224/
Bhuntse922/
Bunts91498/
Buntje8333/
Bontse8325/
Buntsa839/
Bounts830/
Buntscher801/
Buntjer77360/
Buntsis7717/
Buntzis774/
Bhuntsa772/
Buntche772/
Boumtse772/
Buynets772/
Mpuntse771/
Bountje771/
Buntjes771/
Buntjea771/
Vountse771/
Boontse771/
Buntsch770/
Bunce7312,548/
Buntz73535/
Bunze73354/
Bonts7350/
Bunds7349/
Bumts732/
Buncs731/
Mpuntshe7187/
Buntsova7125/
Boumtsie712/
Bountzer711/
Mphuntse711/
Bountzis711/
Bountsis711/
Bounds6712,636/
Bontsi672,032/
Bontsa67602/
Bunche67380/
Bunzey67206/
Bounce67152/
Buncea6772/
Buncie6751/
Bundze6724/
Bumtje6719/
Bontze6718/
Bondse6717/
Büntge6714/
Buhntz674/
Buncee673/
Bundzs672/
Baunds672/
Buncsi672/
Buncey671/
Buintsova671/
Vounts671/
Buntch671/
Bunzie671/
Vuntze671/
Bondts671/
Buntschis671/
Bundsa671/
Bounze671/
Beunze671/
Bonnts670/
Baunce670/
Bountz670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buntse
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