Hontu Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uruguay
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Hontu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hontu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

Hontu (29) may also be a first name.

Hontu Last Name Facts

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

Hontu has its highest incidence in Uruguay. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hontu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Hontu is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Hontu are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 67 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Hontu is also the 1,951,561st most widely held given name at a global level, held by 29 people.

The surname Hontu is most frequently held in Uruguay, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 428,970. In Uruguay it is primarily found in: Canelones Department, where 63 percent live, Montevideo Department, where 13 percent live and Rocha Department, where 13 percent live. Excluding Uruguay Hontu is found in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hontou9172/
Chontu9118/
Hontau9114/
Hontus915/
Ontu891,718/
Chontou83168/
Khonthu83147/
Hountou8349/
Ehoontu831/
Gontu801,707/
Ointu80706/
Hantu80478/
Huntu80294/
Hentu80108/
Ontou8035/
Oentu8025/
Ontau8014/
Onthu805/
Ontuh804/
Jontu802/
Ountu801/
Onttu801/
Ontui801/
Hountous771/
Chantu73521/
Chuntu73405/
Henttu73277/
Hantud73149/
Hantou73140/
Khantu73137/
Hanttu73130/
Huntus73128/
Hantui73106/
Gonthu7345/
Hantut7330/
Hantus7329/
Ounteu7315/
Ountou7314/
Jontau7312/
Hantau7312/
Hanthu7311/
Hentau7310/
Gonttu738/
Gontou737/
Hhantu734/
Gountu733/
Hunttu733/
Hanntu732/
Henteu731/
Hantuu731/
Gonteu731/
Goontu731/
Huntou731/
Gontui731/
Ontaut731/
Chomtu731/
Osentu731/
Khuntu731/
Antu6716,255/
Hantous6713,946/
Untu672,463/
Gountou67962/
Hantout67638/
Chantuu67241/
Chantui67159/
Homthup67142/
Entu67125/
Chanthu6763/
Chomteu6752/
Hantuch6745/
Chantou6736/
Chunthu6714/
Hantush6712/
Khantui676/
Ahantou675/
Chantut675/
Hasintu674/
Chantud673/
Achintu672/
Chantau672/
Homthou672/
Chuntup672/
Omtu672/
Chantuz671/
Chhantu671/
Gounttu671/
Ahanthu671/
Uchintu671/
Khanntu671/
Jountou671/
Haanntu671/
Khantau671/
Ontü671/
Ountous671/
Hantouz671/
Gointou671/
Chuntuh671/
Chantup671/
Chantuy671/
Chuntuy671/
Chomtup671/
Khuntui671/
Hunthuy670/
Hantuth670/
Hanthus670/

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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 Hontu
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