Sontanen Surname
5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon
Sontanen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sohntanen | 94 | 1 | / |
| Santanen | 88 | 753 | / |
| Somtanen | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sontanin | 88 | 1 | / |
| Santonen | 75 | 157 | / |
| Santanin | 75 | 41 | / |
| Suntanin | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jontonen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Santenen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Santanina | 71 | 4 | / |
| Santangin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Siontenin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanthanen | 67 | 257 | / |
| Soonthonin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jantonen | 63 | 14 | / |
| Santanim | 63 | 3 | / |
| Jantanin | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zountangnin | 63 | 1 | / |
| Janttonen | 59 | 72 | / |
| Suntonnin | 59 | 5 | / |
| Janthanin | 59 | 3 | / |
| Chantanin | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chanthanin | 56 | 318 | / |
| Sunthonnin | 56 | 13 | / |
| Zantangnin | 56 | 1 | / |
| Santonin | 50 | 7 | / |
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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 Sontanen
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis