Nantong Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Nantong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nantong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines721:1,406,086101,646
China321:42,728,7992,300
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Nantong (1,490) may also be a first name.

Nantong Last Name Facts

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

Nantong is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nantong.

How Common Is The Last Name Nantong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nantong is the 1,478,479th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Nantong live; 58 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 201,465th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 1,490 people.

The surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 1,406,086. In The Philippines it is most common in: Western Visayas, where 49 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 26 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 13 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in China, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.

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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 Nantong
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