Gotung Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Gotung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gotung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Gotung (10) may also be a first name.

Gotung Last Name Facts

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

Gotung is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gotung.

How Common Is The Last Name Gotung? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gotung is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Gotung reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 10 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Gotung is most prevalent in: Bauchi, where 50 percent reside and Plateau, where 50 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Gotung exists in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gottung9280/
Otung911,487/
Gotun9119/
Gotusing8614/
Goettung861/
Gotong83427/
Gatung8345/
Hotung8338/
Gutung8322/
Ottung8318/
Otoung8316/
Oztung8310/
Gotune834/
Getung833/
Gothun832/
Gattung77403/
Gothong7786/
Gatuing7764/
Gothing7748/
Ngutung7728/
Ngatung7728/
Hottung7722/
Gottong7716/
Hotaung7710/
Osthung771/
Ngoteun771/
Gathung771/
Gottaun771/
Goutoun771/
Outhung771/
Gastung770/
Otong735,278/
Atung73760/
Goton73196/
Gatun7383/
Gotum7317/
Otunk731/
Gatuingt71252/
Goythong7140/
Othuseng7117/
Gotunova7114/
Hotusing7112/
Nggutung718/
Gatusing714/
Ngoutoun712/
Ngathung712/
Houtoung711/
Goething710/
Gouton673,190/
Othong671,760/
Ngatun671,101/
Gatune67776/
Ottong67583/
Gatong67408/
Gautun67320/
Hotong67204/
Gutong67170/
Gothon6784/
Hatung6742/
Attung6738/
Athung6727/
Gathun6727/
Kgatun6726/
Goyton6720/
Gostum6719/
Ghatun6719/
Gutunk6718/
Gotton6716/
Eutung6714/
Atuing6714/
Odtong6714/
Ateung6711/
Atungs6711/
Gattun6710/
Astung679/
Goothusen679/
Gotthusen678/
Otgunc677/
Gottum677/
Outong676/
Ahtung676/
Oitong676/
Gothum675/
Gattusing674/
Goiton674/
Gooton674/
Oytong674/
Goutum673/
Goodthing673/
Otonng673/
Gatuin673/
Gastun672/
Atoung672/
Gotoum672/
Ohtong672/
Gotaum671/
Otoong671/
Otunke671/
Oztunk671/
Godthusen671/
Adtung671/
Gatund671/
Uotong671/
Gohtum671/
Goodthong671/
Gohton670/
Ottunx670/
Autung670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Gotung
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis