Bontan Surname
Approximately 201 people bear this surname
Bontan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 127 | 1:132,970 | 20,548 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Bontan (40) may also be a first name.
Bontan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bontan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bontan (Russian: Бонтан) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bontan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,181,191st most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. Bontan is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Bontan are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 40 people.
The surname Bontan is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 132,970. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Utrecht, where 29 percent reside, South Holland, where 26 percent reside and North Holland, where 19 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in France, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.
Bontan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bontan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bontan last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bontan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bontan in the Russian language | ||
| Бонтан | bontan | - |
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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 Bontan
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