Gontong Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Gontong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Gontong (27) may also be a first name.
Gontong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gontong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gontong (Tibetan: མགོན་སྟོང་།) is found most frequently in Thailand. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gontong? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Gontong are found; 90 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 27 people.
The last name is most numerous in Thailand, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 3,924,352. In Thailand Gontong is mostly concentrated in: Bangkok, where 33 percent live, Nonthaburi Province, where 22 percent live and Ang Thong Province, where 6 percent live. Outside of Thailand Gontong occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gontong Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gontong in the Tibetan language | ||
| མགོན་སྟོང་། | göntong | - |
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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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- 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 Gontong
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