Phontso Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Phontso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Phontso (11) may also be a first name.
Phontso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phontso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Phontso is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Phontso click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phontso? popularity and diffusion
The last name Phontso is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Phontso occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Phontso are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Phontso is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 11 people.
It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 50 percent reside and North West, where 50 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phontsho | 93 | 11 | / |
| Phountso | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pontso | 92 | 72 | / |
| Phuntso | 86 | 836 | / |
| Pontsho | 86 | 615 | / |
| Ponts'o | 86 | 74 | / |
| Pountso | 86 | 31 | / |
| Phontsa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Pont'so | 86 | 2 | / |
| Phuntsho | 80 | 5,749 | / |
| Phantsho | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pantso | 77 | 114 | / |
| Pontsa | 77 | 63 | / |
| Pontjo | 77 | 58 | / |
| Puntso | 77 | 47 | / |
| Phonco | 77 | 41 | / |
| Pontzo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Phonzo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pontšo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vontso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pantsos | 71 | 61 | / |
| Phoncho | 71 | 43 | / |
| Pantsho | 71 | 19 | / |
| Pantsou | 71 | 18 | / |
| Ponts'a | 71 | 11 | / |
| Pont'sa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Fontsop | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pontsha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pontcho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phantsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Puntsho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pantsio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ponzo | 67 | 9,143 | / |
| Ponco | 67 | 787 | / |
| Pantsios | 67 | 283 | / |
| Phonchoi | 67 | 160 | / |
| Pountzas | 67 | 45 | / |
| Phonchoo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ponço | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phantsha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pontchou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fountsou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pondsood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potentsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pántsios | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Phontso
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