Bontang Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Bontang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bontang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia931:1,422,03496,891
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Bontang (138) may also be a first name.

Bontang Last Name Facts

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

Bontang occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bontang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bontang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,612,213th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Bontang live; 82 percent live in Southeast Asia and 73 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bontang is also the 787,636th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 138 people.

The surname Bontang is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 1,422,034. In Indonesia Bontang is primarily concentrated in: North Sulawesi, where 42 percent are found, South Sulawesi, where 13 percent are found and East Kalimantan, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia Bontang occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 13 percent are found and The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boontang93211/
Bountang931/
Bontan92201/
Boonthang8819/
Boontaing886/
Boonteang885/
Bantang863,013/
Bontong861,300/
Boontan86986/
Buntang86920/
Bontant86246/
Bontean8617/
Bontain8610/
Boyntan862/
Bontand861/
Bontane861/
Vontang861/
Bountan860/
Boonthaeng824/
Boontheang823/
Boonthaing822/
Boontong80632/
Boonthan80351/
Bunthang80192/
Bountain8077/
Bontaine8018/
Bonthong8013/
Bountane809/
Boontean807/
Bounthan806/
Banteang804/
Bunteang803/
Boontain803/
Bonttane801/
Boumtang801/
Bountong801/
Bantamng801/
Boohntan801/
Boontaan801/
Bonthane800/
Bonntain800/
Bantan774,184/
Bonton77828/
Bontam7761/
Vontan776/
Bomtan773/
Bontón771/
Boonthong752,420/
Bounthong75118/
Bounthanh7529/
Bantahang7515/
Boontasin755/
Boonteung754/
Boonteing754/
Buntheang752/
Boonthain752/
Boontoung752/
Basintang751/
Bantasing751/
Bontongue751/
Bantangue751/
Banthaung751/
Boonnthan751/
Boontatin751/
Boonthaun751/
Boonthean751/
Boontheng751/
Bunthaung751/
Bountaine750/
Boynton7112,061/
Boontam71651/
Bhantan71507/
Bontone71486/
Boonton71433/
Bointon71111/
Wantang7167/
Bontein7131/
Bantaan7131/
Vantang7123/
Bontham7117/
Wontong7112/
Bountheung719/
Boonthoung719/
Banthan718/
Bounton718/
Bonthon717/
Boonthoeng716/
Boontheing715/
Boontheung715/
Vonthan714/
Bonteam714/
Bounthoung713/
Vontong712/
Bantain712/
Bantane712/
Bantayn712/
Uantang711/
Bontton711/
Vontean711/
Bantean711/
Bamntan711/
Bontaum711/
Bontoon711/
Boomtan711/
Boonthasin711/
Boonthongk711/
Banttan710/
Bountam710/
Bantaun710/
Boontham673,379/
Boonthon67382/
Wonthong67148/
Bonthond6774/
Bountham6738/
Boonteam6734/
Bounthon6720/
Boontaim6718/
Bunteung6710/
Boontoon678/
Bantoung674/
Boontein674/
Bantasen673/
Boontoun673/
Vanthang673/
Bantahan672/
Bhantane672/
Boytnton671/
Booynton671/
Vantaing671/
Vanteang671/
Bauntain671/
Mpontong671/
Bantasin671/
Bantayne671/
Wontgong671/
Wanthang671/
Banteanh671/
Bantheng671/
Bountoun671/
Boontaum671/
Boontone671/
Bunteing671/
Boyneton670/
Wanttang670/

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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
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  • 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 Bontang
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