Hontong Surname
Approximately 965 people bear this surname
Hontong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 871 | 1:151,836 | 14,901 |
| Philippines | 90 | 1:1,124,869 | 91,280 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
Hontong (95) may also be a first name.
Hontong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hontong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hontong occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hontong? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 371,870th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,551,861 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Hontong live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 89 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 974,243rd most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 95 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 871 people, or 1 in 151,836. In Indonesia it is most common in: North Sulawesi, where 78 percent live, North Maluku, where 14 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 5 percent live. Beside Indonesia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 9 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.
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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 Hontong
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