Nantso Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Nantso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nantso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Nantso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nantso (Russian: Нанцо) is most common in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nantso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nantso is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Nantso are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Nantso is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and Taiwan, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nantsop9259/
Nantsou9223/
Ngantso9213/
Nantsho925/
Nantsos921/
Ngantsio86574/
Ngantsou86167/
Nantsios8665/
Nnantsho864/
Nontso83526/
Nantsa83311/
Nahantsoa801/
Nantcho77176/
Ngantsa7715/
Ngontso7713/
Nontsho771/
Nanco732,109/
Nanzo73141/
Ngantcho71110/
Nantchop71103/
Nantchou7122/
Nahantsa7110/
Ngontsho713/
Gnantcho712/
Nantscha711/
Nantchuo711/
Ngountso711/
Ngantchou671,129/
Nancoo67677/
Nanzou67532/
Nancho6743/
Gnanzo6723/
Nanzoo6722/
Nancio6710/
Nandzo679/
Nontzo676/
Nahantcho676/
Namtsa672/
Nancou672/
Nomtso672/
Ngnontsoy671/
Nhanco671/
Nontsa671/
Nainzo671/
Nancoy671/
Ngnantcho671/
Nnanzo671/
Nanzoi671/
Nantja671/

Nantso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nantso in the Russian language
Нанцоnanco-

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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 Nantso
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