Sontan Surname

641,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Sontan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sontan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3771:469,87523,724
Turkey441:1,768,66964,663
England391:1,428,66862,556
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sontan (77) may also be a first name.

Sontan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sontan (Arabic: صونتان) is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sontan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sontan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 641,055th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 15,374,569 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Sontan live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most widely held first name on earth, held by 77 people.

Sontan is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 377 people, or 1 in 469,875. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ogun, where 51 percent reside, Lagos, where 34 percent reside and Oyo, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Sontan exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 9 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sontang92262/
Shontan92168/
Sountan9210/
Soentan925/
Sontane924/
Sontain922/
Sontand921/
Sonthan920/
Sontaten8633/
Shountan8610/
Sontaine868/
Sountain868/
Sountang868/
Soontain867/
Siontang863/
Schontan861/
Soonthan861/
Sountane861/
Santan831,463/
Sontam83343/
Sonton83217/
Contan8398/
Suntan8392/
Somtan8354/
Jontan8318/
Sontanova801/
Sountaine801/
Sontham77812/
Santhan77522/
Sounton77413/
Sonthon77302/
Santang77277/
Santain77176/
Jonthan77128/
Sontong77105/
Santane7784/
Santaan7781/
Shantan7766/
Suntang7757/
Somtang7756/
Sunthan7729/
Saantan7726/
Suntane7722/
Santean7714/
Siantan7712/
Sonttam7710/
Contaan7710/
Soonton779/
Shontam778/
Shonton778/
Suntaan773/
Santann773/
Jontang773/
Soumtan773/
Sconton772/
Contean772/
Jhontan772/
Scantan771/
Santtan771/
Jointan771/
Sutntan771/
Suuntan771/
Jountan771/
Jontain771/
Samntan771/
Sântean771/
Santanq771/
Somthan771/
Sontoon771/
Sontaim771/
Suntann771/
Santand770/
Sontont770/
Shontanova751/
Sonthong715,639/
Shanthan71814/
Chonthan71425/
Soonthon7134/
Schonton7131/
Shontong7124/
Santaine7115/
Sunthane7114/
Somthane7112/
Soumtang7110/
Shenthan715/
Soontong714/
Shontham713/
Hsaantan713/
Jonnthan713/
Jhonthan713/
Somtaing713/
Shantann712/
Santhane712/
Jonhthan712/
Sontoing712/
Sunthean712/
Sonthoun712/
Santahun711/
Jontaine711/
Sonthaam711/
Sonthaim711/
Shuntain711/
Sunthang711/
Sounthon711/
Sonthein711/
Sjantang711/
Santatin711/
Djontane711/
Djontang711/
Chountan711/
Counthan711/
Saanthan711/
Santanne711/
Santeang711/
Santhang711/
Sanntang711/
Somthang711/
Sunthain711/
Chontain711/
Djohntan711/
Scanttan710/
Shantean710/
Chontean710/
Jantan672,493/
Conton67560/
Cantan67363/
Samtan67221/
Sionthong67150/
Santam67145/
Sountoing67115/
Sounthone6755/
Jonton6738/
Jomtan6736/
Zantan6726/
Çantan6722/
Zionthang6719/
Santasing6718/
Zonton6718/
Sounthong6715/
Santanova678/
Soonthong678/
Somtam676/
Jasinthan675/
Sontom675/
Santón675/
Sumtan674/
Shantannd672/
Santanová672/
Sonhthong672/
Sachintan671/
Chontaine671/
Chonthang671/
Jasintang671/
Shantayne671/
Santachin671/
Sant'anne671/
Contón671/
Ziontahan671/
Sontohsen671/
Soonthoin671/
Soonthonh671/
Soonthotn671/
Shaanthan671/
Suntasing671/

Sontan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sontan in the Arabic language
صونتانswntan-

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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 Sontan
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