Last name Bantay (Bantay 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Bantay is habitual in Philippines, where it is quite a rare surname, Qatar, where it is a rare surname, and United Arab Emirates. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Philippines, the United States, and United Arab Emirates. Much less frequently, Bantay is the forename as well as the last name.