Ontao Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Ontao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ontao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1511:670,45269,467
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Ontao (50) may also be a first name.

Ontao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ontao is most common in The Philippines. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ontao? popularity and diffusion

Ontao is the 1,369,340th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ontao live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Ontao is also the 1,412,538th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 50 people.

It is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 670,452. In The Philippines Ontao is most frequent in: Davao Region, where 50 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 30 percent live and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 15 percent live. Excluding The Philippines Ontao exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gontao9141/
Onthao9131/
Hontao915/
Ounthao831/
Gontaou831/
Ountaho831/
Antao8010,999/
Untao8098/
Entao8035/
Ontoa808/
Omtao801/
Gountaou771/
Unthao73235/
Gantao73154/
Aantao7311/
Antaou736/
Auntao736/
Hantao736/
Anthao734/
Anteao733/
Ontoua733/
Enthao732/
Antaoo731/
Antaho731/
Antaao731/
Ontouo731/
Amntao731/
Hantaou67107/
Homthao6793/
Hanthao6711/
Ountoho679/
Gantaou676/
Aunthao672/
Gontoua672/
Ganteao672/
Hontouo671/
Haantao671/
Hontoho671/
Gontoah671/
Onteiya671/
Ountoua671/
Ountouo671/
Hentaou671/
Gountoa671/
Antahou671/

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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 Ontao
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