Bustamante Surname

1,584th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

Bustamante Surname User-submission:

Bustamante is a habitational surname, stemming from Bustamante in Cantabria (northern Spain). Bustamante the place stems from the Late Latin bustum Amantii, meaning the pasture lands of Amantius.

Bustamante Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico56,4921:2,197315
Argentina40,1451:1,065149
Chile38,6561:45695
Peru37,8061:841116
Colombia36,3031:1,316269
Philippines33,3611:3,035219
United States23,1851:15,6331,985
Venezuela17,5901:1,717306
Ecuador16,7891:947160
Spain10,1951:4,586572
Bolivia9,2221:1,151232
Nicaragua3,3161:1,816314
Panama2,9111:1,344225
Brazil2,7781:77,0612,883
Paraguay2,2711:3,187358
Costa Rica2,0721:2,307295
Honduras1,7201:5,126496
Cuba1,5941:7,229726
Uruguay1,0961:3,131373
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
Guatemala9321:17,2561,474
Canada5671:64,9837,565
El Salvador4831:13,134764
Dominican Republic3081:33,8731,918
France2231:297,86045,546
Australia1941:139,15314,991
Singapore1411:39,0621,450
Germany1031:781,60657,825
England911:612,28636,401
Switzerland551:149,32614,246
Belize491:7,2551,099
Guam491:3,268415
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Italy431:1,422,24979,532
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Norway301:171,41020,526
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Sweden281:351,67024,678
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Andorra151:5,5891,076
Israel131:658,28045,106
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Qatar91:262,00030,726
China91:151,924,6187,954
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Oman41:921,9937,313
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Bustamante (231) may also be a first name.

Bustamante Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bustamante is a habitational surname, stemming from Bustamante in Cantabria (northern Spain). Bustamante the place stems from the Late Latin bustum Amantii, meaning the pasture lands of Amantius.

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Bustamante Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bustamante (Arabic: بوستامنتي, Russian: Бустаманте) occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bustamante? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,584th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 21,296 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Bustamante are found; 59 percent are found in South America and 23 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 590,311th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 231 people.

The surname is most common in Mexico, where it is held by 56,492 people, or 1 in 2,197. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: México, where 13 percent reside, Sonora, where 12 percent reside and Veracruz, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Mexico Bustamante exists in 98 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 12 percent reside and Chile, where 11 percent reside.

Bustamante Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bustamante has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bustamante surname grew 21,668 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bustamante Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bustamante surname are 41.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Bustamante earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.39% less than the national average, earning 223,613 kr per year; in Peru they earn 20.06% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,274 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.81% more than the national average, earning $26,291,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.45% less than the national average, earning $38,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $49,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bustamante Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bustamante in the Russian language
Бустамантеbustamante-
Bustamante in the Arabic language
بوستامنتيbwstamnty-

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