Getonto Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Getonto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Getonto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2801:164,92812,778

Getonto (116) may also be a first name.

Getonto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Getonto is most common in Kenya. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Getonto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Getonto is the 937,786th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Getonto are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Getonto is also the 868,627th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 116 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 280 people, or 1 in 164,928. In Kenya Getonto is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 67 percent live, Nyamira County, where 30 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 0 percent live.

Getonto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Etonto921/
Setonto8617/
Getanto861/
Gestanto8037/
Setontou802/
Gatounto801/
Itonto773/
Estanto7143/
Gatanto719/
Gitanto716/
Hetanto711/
Gatonta711/
Hestanto67301/
Guetoumta631/
Itanto6248/
Etanta623/
Chitonthot5921/
Guithomtho591/
Istanto574,273/
Estanta5710/
Sitanto575/
Estomta572/
Gotanta571/
Gatanta571/
Aistanto53117/
Chitonta5396/
Settanta5382/
Estantau5312/
Itantoiy536/
Ytosinta534/
Githanta531/
Jietanta531/
Chistanto508/
Ithonthat505/
Sithontha504/

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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 Getonto
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