Bustamente Surname

308,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Bustamente Surname Definition:

One who came from Bustamente (covered sepulcher), in Spain.

Found in Palencia, Santander, and Burgos. Name of village near Santander. Derived from Spanish words "busto" - a tomb - plus "mantener" - to maintain. Hence a grave-keeper, or grave-tender, possibly sexton of cemetery.

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Bustamente Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4971:729,29457,260
Mexico2401:517,1939,156
Colombia1221:391,5916,355
Argentina1011:423,20232,207
France471:1,413,249138,595
Peru261:1,222,46620,703
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
Belize131:27,3442,013
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Bustamente Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Bustamente (covered sepulcher), in Spain.

Found in Palencia, Santander, and Burgos. Name of village near Santander. Derived from Spanish words "busto" - a tomb - plus "mantener" - to maintain. Hence a grave-keeper, or grave-tender, possibly sexton of cemetery.

One who likes pastures and grapevines.

Castilian name from valley of Campoo in Santander. Descended from a nephew of Charlemagne.

See Bustillos, Bustos.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Bustamente Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bustamente (Russian: Бустаменте) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bustamente.

How Common Is The Last Name Bustamente? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 308,137th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,949,017 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Bustamente live; 59 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Bustamente is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 497 people, or 1 in 729,294. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 45 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 20 percent are found and Colombia, where 10 percent are found.

Bustamente Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bustamente has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bustamente surname expanded 1,212 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bustamente Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bustamente surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bustamente earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 19.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,660 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.79% less than the national average, earning $21,842,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 14.63% less than the national average, earning $36,838 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bustamente Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bustamente in the Russian language
Бустаментеbustamente-

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