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 last name Buntse is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buntse? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,133,308th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname Buntse occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Buntse live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Buntse is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 261,728. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 42 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 20 percent reside and North West, where 14 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

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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