Khonthu Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Khonthu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khonthu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1431:14,2143,127
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England11:55,718,059489,080

Khonthu (17) may also be a first name.

Khonthu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Khonthu is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khonthu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,453,389th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Khonthu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname Khonthu is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 14,214. In Lesotho Khonthu is primarily concentrated in: Berea District, where 65 percent live, Maseru District, where 24 percent live and Mafeteng District, where 6 percent live. Outside of Lesotho this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgonthu861/
Kontu831,459/
Hontu8312/
Kosinthu8078/
Khoontup801/
Kountheu801/
Kontou774,424/
Kanthu77448/
Kontus77164/
Khantu77137/
Hontou7772/
Kontuş7772/
Kontuľ7752/
Kontuš7739/
Kountu7734/
Kunthu7722/
Chontu7718/
Hontau7714/
Hanthu7711/
Hontus775/
Konttu771/
Komthu771/
Kontau771/
Kontui771/
Khuntu771/
Conthu770/
Kahntheus751/
Kontush71242/
Chontou71168/
Homthup71142/
Kountou71115/
Chanthu7163/
Hountou7149/
Gkontou7147/
Kointau7135/
Kontusz7129/
Kontout7126/
Koontud7119/
Kanthou7114/
Khantud717/
Khantui716/
Khamthu716/
Kountud713/
Khantut713/
Kanthau712/
Kontous712/
Homthou712/
Khuntui711/
Khontoe711/
Khantuz711/
Khomtui711/
Kosintu711/
Kontuss711/
Khantau711/
Kontoeh711/
Khanntu711/
Kaanthu711/
Kounteu711/
Hanthus710/
Kantu6710,952/
Contu677,597/
Kuntu671,660/
Hantu67478/
Khamthui67255/
Chanthau67131/
Khantous6786/
Gkountou6743/
Chanthou6739/
Kontó6734/
Kontusch6731/
Kanthaup6728/
Chanthup6723/
Kanthaus6710/
Kontauts676/
Chanthui675/
Contheux675/
Chomthup675/
Kotentou674/
Khamthuy672/
Jontu672/
Kounteus671/
Hountous671/
Kontautė671/
Kahntout671/

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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 Khonthu
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