Ontong Surname

84,759th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ontong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ontong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,6771:20,2382,561
Philippines2,5081:40,3666,314
Thailand3371:209,60934,945
Indonesia911:1,453,28898,507
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
England181:3,095,448105,421
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Ontong (430) may also be a first name.

Ontong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ontong is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ontong click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ontong? popularity and diffusion

Ontong is the 84,759th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,279,190 people. The last name Ontong is mostly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Ontong are found; 52 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 47 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 413,955th most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 430 people.

Ontong is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 2,677 people, or 1 in 20,238. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 62 percent reside, Gauteng, where 12 percent reside and Free State, where 7 percent reside. Not including South Africa it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 44 percent reside and Thailand, where 6 percent reside.

Ontong Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ontong earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.44% less than the national average, earning R 208,080 per year and in Canada they earn 5.53% less than the national average, earning $46,935 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onthong924,464/
Hontong92965/
Ountong9240/
Ontongh9229/
Gontong9221/
Oontong924/
Ointong921/
Ontoung921/
Onttong921/
Onton911,109/
Gontoing86391/
Oentoeng86280/
Hondtong8627/
Oonthong8627/
Hoontong8620/
Gonthong8618/
Gontuong8611/
Ounthong8611/
Honthong864/
Goontong862/
Ountoung861/
Onnthong861/
Gontoung861/
Untong832,595/
Antong831,325/
Entong831,165/
Onthon8381/
Honton8358/
Ontoun8346/
Ontang8343/
Gonton8333/
Ounton837/
Ontone834/
Ontung833/
Ontomg831/
Ontonh831/
Ontoon830/
Hoonthong8029/
Ounthoung8017/
Goonthong806/
Hountoing803/
Gountoing802/
Gointoing801/
Hoenthong801/
Hounton778,235/
Anthong77917/
Unthong77568/
Gantong77440/
Omthong77223/
Osenton77199/
Hontang77164/
Huntong77157/
Gontang77150/
Guntong77113/
Enthong7775/
Hantong7762/
Homtong7740/
Oentung7723/
Antoung7714/
Gounton778/
Ountang778/
Honthon777/
Auntong775/
Hentong774/
Ountoun774/
Ountung773/
Hontoon772/
Ontoine772/
Osinton771/
Hontung771/
Hointon771/
Gontoin771/
Antoing771/
Oumtong771/
Onthonh771/
Oontone771/
Gonthon771/
Gontung771/
Gointon770/
Hontone770/
Goynton770/
Anton73151,259/
Ontan73349/
Ontom7314/
Ontón735/
Omton733/
Ànton731/
Homthong712,480/
Hunthong711,386/
Hanthong71544/
Aunthong7157/
Ganthong7119/
Gantuong718/
Oumthong718/
Ontonova715/
Gunthong715/
Gountang714/
Gointang714/
Goonthon714/
Gantoing713/
Hontangs712/
Hountonn711/
Hountoun711/
Hantoing711/
Antongne711/
Antoting711/
Oomthong711/
Anhthong711/
Auntoung711/
Gonthung711/
Onthondt710/
Hosenton710/
Hoontoon710/
Untung6710,259/
Antoun676,199/
Antone676,125/
Hanton672,429/
Ganton671,953/
Antang671,799/
Entang671,009/
Antoon67979/
Gontan67432/
Untang67383/
Antoin67363/
Antung67175/
Antont6744/
Hontan6728/
Ontoum6727/
Antonn6724/
Antton6719/
Ountan6714/
Antonk6712/
Gontán678/
Homton677/
Amtong675/
Ontunc675/
Aunton674/
Onthom674/
Ountangue674/
Antonh673/
Hoomthong673/
Umtong673/
Antongova672/
Hoisinton672/
Annton672/
Antond672/
Ountouten672/
Oumton672/
Ontant671/
Huynhtong671/
Andton671/
Atnton671/
Onthan671/
Antonì671/
Houmtoing671/
Hossinton671/
Antohn671/
Ounthaung671/
Aunthoung671/
Hatintong671/
Antoyn670/
Ontgan670/
Hontom670/

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