Sontam Surname
Approximately 343 people bear this surname
Sontam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 328 | 1:2,338,614 | 76,269 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
Sontam (42) may also be a first name.
Sontam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sontam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sontam (Marathi: टम) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sontam.
How Common Is The Last Name Sontam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 812,930th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sontam are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 42 people.
It is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 2,338,614. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 56 percent reside, Telangana, where 42 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside. Excluding India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sontham | 92 | 812 | / |
| Sonttam | 92 | 10 | / |
| Shontam | 92 | 8 | / |
| Sontaim | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shontham | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sonthaim | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sonthaam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sontan | 83 | 474 | / |
| Santam | 83 | 145 | / |
| Somtam | 83 | 6 | / |
| Sontom | 83 | 5 | / |
| Contam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sonthom | 77 | 829 | / |
| Santham | 77 | 591 | / |
| Sontang | 77 | 262 | / |
| Shontan | 77 | 168 | / |
| Santamm | 77 | 107 | / |
| Shantam | 77 | 84 | / |
| Suntham | 77 | 61 | / |
| Somtham | 77 | 30 | / |
| Santaam | 77 | 12 | / |
| Sountan | 77 | 10 | / |
| Sontome | 77 | 5 | / |
| Santaim | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sontane | 77 | 4 | / |
| Santame | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sontain | 77 | 2 | / |
| Suntame | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jhontam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sontand | 77 | 1 | / |
| Suntaim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scantam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Santamg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sonthan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sontheim | 71 | 632 | / |
| Chontham | 71 | 88 | / |
| Santaime | 71 | 34 | / |
| Sontaten | 71 | 33 | / |
| Shantham | 71 | 28 | / |
| Shantamm | 71 | 12 | / |
| Shountan | 71 | 10 | / |
| Sontaine | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sountain | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sountang | 71 | 8 | / |
| Soontain | 71 | 7 | / |
| Santhaam | 71 | 7 | / |
| Siontang | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sountane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soonthan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schontan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samntham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Santan | 67 | 1,463 | / |
| Samtam | 67 | 431 | / |
| Sangeetam | 67 | 248 | / |
| Sonton | 67 | 217 | / |
| Jantam | 67 | 192 | / |
| Santom | 67 | 109 | / |
| Somtan | 67 | 54 | / |
| Cantam | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shanthamm | 67 | 6 | / |
| Contom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jomtam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Suntom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somtom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sountaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sumtam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaantamm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sontanova | 67 | 1 | / |
Sontam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sontam in the Marathi language | ||
| टम | tama | - |
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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 Sontam
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