Bongtan Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Bongtan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bongtan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Bongtan (17) may also be a first name.

Bongtan Last Name Facts

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

Bongtan occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bongtan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Bongtan is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Bongtan are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Bongtan is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 17 people.

It is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 2,154,005. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Cagayan Valley, where 51 percent reside, Cordillera Administrative Region, where 43 percent reside and Caraga, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.

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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 Bongtan
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