Nton Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5561:318,60217,544
Cameroon791:262,90025,427
Congo91:554,34412,633
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guyana11:762,22114,420
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nton (657) may also be a first name.

Nton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nton (Russian: Нтон) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nton is the 498,439th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,025,032 people. The last name Nton occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nton reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 323,942nd most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 657 people.

The last name Nton is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 556 people, or 1 in 318,602. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 77 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 11 percent are found and Rivers, where 3 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 12 percent are found and The Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntong891,947/
Ntone891,503/
N'Ton8915/
Ntont8910/
Ntoon897/
Ntoun892/
Nthon891/
Hnton891/
Ntuon891/
Ntoung80130/
Nthong8036/
Ntosin8016/
N'Toun8015/
Ntonne8010/
Ntoune804/
Ntoine802/
N'Tone802/
Ntogne801/
Ntoing801/
Ntomne801/
Ntoone801/
Ntoynh801/
Ntan753,460/
Ntun751,021/
Ntom75157/
Ntonova73175/
Ntongue7323/
Ntoting7310/
Ntohina733/
Ntoseng732/
Ntoinne731/
Ntouhng731/
Ndtoung731/
Ntang673,914/
Ntung67405/
Ntand67364/
Ntane67284/
Ntune67138/
Ntoum67103/
N'Tongue6748/
N'Tan6727/
Nteun678/
Nthan677/
Ntunk674/
Ntoungue673/
Ntanh672/
Ntuyn672/
Ntomg672/
Ntund671/
Ntumn671/
Ntgun671/
Ntutn671/
Ntaan671/
Ntasn671/
Ntondowa671/
Ntongowa671/
Ntant671/

Nton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nton in the Russian language
Нтонnton-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nton
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