Vabantu Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

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

Vabantu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vabantu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vabantu (28) may also be a first name.

Vabantu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vabantu is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Vabantu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vabantu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vabantu is the 1,604,449th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Vabantu live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Vabantu is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name globally, held by 28 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 436,917. In South Africa Vabantu is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent reside, Western Cape, where 32 percent reside and Free State, where 5 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Vabantu Last Name Statistics demography

Vabantu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.54% less than the national average, earning R 93,768 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vabanotu931/
Vuabantu931/
Vaubant8657/
Wabantu8651/
Babantu8617/
Vabuntu862/
Vabanty861/
Mpabantu801/
Vabnit772/
Vbandu771/
Vaband771/
Fabant770/
Vabundu7121/
Vibante7120/
Vibanta716/
Vapanti713/
Fabanto712/
Vebontu711/
Fabbant711/
Vbanita711/
Fabiant711/
Fabuntu711/
Fabianto67381/
Vyabandi67272/
Phibantu6788/
Vebianti6755/
Fabianti6747/
Vibianto6720/
Vebianto675/
Vapianto673/
Vyabanda671/
Vibhuant671/
Vabnatti671/
Viabandi671/
Vappanti671/
Vabenati671/
Fabanudo671/
Bhavanthu633/
Bhavgantu631/
Bhgavantu631/
Basvanthu631/

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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 Vabantu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis