Goltong Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Goltong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
Goltong (14) may also be a first name.
Goltong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goltong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goltong is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goltong? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,808,717th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Goltong live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Goltong is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name in the world, held by 14 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria Goltong is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 97 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golton | 92 | 285 | / |
| Oltong | 92 | 5 | / |
| Goulton | 86 | 117 | / |
| Goltang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Goldton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gholton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gulthong | 80 | 5 | / |
| Goldtone | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ghoslton | 80 | 2 | / |
| Galtoung | 80 | 1 | / |
| Galton | 77 | 1,124 | / |
| Goltom | 77 | 221 | / |
| Altong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Goltan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Houltoing | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gaulton | 71 | 1,054 | / |
| Galtung | 71 | 129 | / |
| Gallton | 71 | 44 | / |
| Gultang | 71 | 14 | / |
| Altoing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galtang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gültang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holtang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galtoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goltanova | 63 | 6 | / |
| Altang | 62 | 8 | / |
| Galtan | 62 | 8 | / |
| Goltam | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ghaltan | 57 | 47 | / |
| Galtant | 57 | 0 | / |
| Altasing | 53 | 5 | / |
| Oltankova | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Goltong
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis