Babatunde

Babatunde Meaning & Origin

About Babatunde
The surname Babatunde is of Yoruba origin and is commonly found among the Yoruba people of Nigeria. It is a combination of two words: "baba" meaning "father" and "tunde" meaning "returns" or "has come back." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Babatunde can be interpreted as "the father has come back" or "the father has returned." It is often given to a child born after the death of a paternal ancestor, symbolizing the belief that the ancestor's spirit has returned through the newborn.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Babatunde is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Babatunde: 373
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 55,121
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Babatunde based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PPTNT
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B01030530
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AA0 B AA0 T UW1 N D IY0
🌐 IPA
/babatunde*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PPTNT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B135

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Babatunde in Braille

Here's how to represent Babatunde in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Babatunde in braille

How to sign the name Babatunde using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Babatunde using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Babatunde in sign language

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