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
The surname Goltong is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goltong? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,808,717th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Goltong are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Goltong is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 14 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Plateau, where 97 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside.
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
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