Around the world, Bantou (Bantu 
, Bantou 
) is a common dominantly boy's, but seldom feminine first name. The first name Bantou is characteristic of India, where it is quite a rare mostly masculine, but uncommonly female name, South Africa, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very seldom female name, and Ethiopia, where it is a rare unisex name. Likewise, Bantou is the last name as well as the forename.