Buntu Surname
Approximately 2,072 people bear this surname
Buntu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,245 | 1:59,341 | 7,086 |
| Indonesia | 656 | 1:201,599 | 19,099 |
| Uganda | 55 | 1:709,805 | 35,417 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Buntu (3,572) may also be a first name.
Buntu Demographics
Average Buntu Salary in
South Africa
R 90,348
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Buntu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buntu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buntu (Hindi: बुंटू, Marathi: बुनतु) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buntu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Buntu is the 201,262nd most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,517,155 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Buntu live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 118,482nd most frequent first name worldwide, held by 3,572 people.
The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,245 people, or 1 in 59,341. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 32 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Buntu Last Name Statistics demography
Buntu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.98% less than the national average, earning R 90,348 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buntui | 91 | 42 | / |
| Buntup | 91 | 29 | / |
| Bunthu | 91 | 20 | / |
| Bhuntu | 91 | 8 | / |
| Buntuh | 91 | 5 | / |
| Buntau | 91 | 3 | / |
| Buntud | 91 | 3 | / |
| Bountu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bunttu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Buuntu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Buntus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Buntou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bunthup | 83 | 476 | / |
| Buntush | 83 | 73 | / |
| Bountou | 83 | 20 | / |
| Bounthu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Bunthou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Beuntou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Baunthu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bontu | 80 | 20,331 | / |
| Vuntu | 80 | 617 | / |
| Wuntu | 80 | 436 | / |
| Bumtu | 80 | 91 | / |
| Bunthuis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buntusch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bonthu | 73 | 7,865 | / |
| Mpuntu | 73 | 178 | / |
| Bontou | 73 | 164 | / |
| Bontui | 73 | 19 | / |
| Bonttu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Vuntus | 73 | 12 | / |
| Bhontu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Bumtus | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bonntu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bontau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bumtou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buimtu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Npuntu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vunttu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boontu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bumtuh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Boontuy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Boumtou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Boontui | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bhonthu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bonthuu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boontau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wunthou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bumthus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhuntoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonthui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouchentou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bontthu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonthau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonnthu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunthoe | 67 | 1 | / |
Buntu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buntu in the Marathi language | ||
| बुनतु | bunatu | - |
| Buntu in the Hindi language | ||
| बुंटू | buntu | 41.38 |
| बुन्टू | buntu | 37.93 |
| बून्टू | buntu | 10.34 |
| बुन्तू | buntu | 6.9 |
| बुन्टु | buntu | 3.45 |
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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 Buntu
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