Jontso Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Jontso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Jontso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jontso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jontso is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jontso.
How Common Is The Last Name Jontso? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,944,094th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jontso reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Jontso is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 483,002. In Cameroon Jontso is primarily found in: West Region, where 56 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 37 percent reside and Centre Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djontso | 92 | 197 | / |
| Juontso | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jountso | 92 | 1 | / |
| Djountso | 86 | 23 | / |
| Yontso | 83 | 19 | / |
| Jontzo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Zontso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jontsa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jomtso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sontso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Djountsop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Djontzo | 77 | 119 | / |
| Zontsop | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khontso | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chontso | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yontsop | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yontsso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jountzo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Joumtso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yountso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djontsa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sontsho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jonzo | 73 | 311 | / |
| Jonco | 73 | 73 | / |
| Youontso | 71 | 12 | / |
| Djountzo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Djontcho | 71 | 2 | / |
| Giontsos | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hointsou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeantsho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jontchou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djuontzo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sontsa | 67 | 812 | / |
| Jancso | 67 | 683 | / |
| Hontsa | 67 | 477 | / |
| Yantso | 67 | 273 | / |
| Jončas | 67 | 87 | / |
| Janzso | 67 | 57 | / |
| Jontza | 67 | 54 | / |
| Jondzo | 67 | 46 | / |
| Santso | 67 | 41 | / |
| Yontsa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Contsa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yontzo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jionzo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jamtso | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zontsa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jantsa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jionco | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hantso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joncho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djontchou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chountsio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Condso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yondso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zontzo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jounzo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zantso | 67 | 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
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- 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 Jontso
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