Sontawa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Sontawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Sontawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sontawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sontawa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sontawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Sontawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sontawa live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Sontawa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonthawa | 93 | 10 | / |
| Sonthawat | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sontaba | 86 | 166 | / |
| Santawa | 86 | 80 | / |
| Suntawa | 86 | 9 | / |
| Sontawi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sontowa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sontava | 86 | 1 | / |
| Santawat | 80 | 12 | / |
| Sontawee | 80 | 8 | / |
| Santhawa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shantawa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sontabai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shontowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Contaway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Countaway | 75 | 36 | / |
| Shontaeva | 75 | 26 | / |
| Santawaja | 75 | 3 | / |
| Santaweea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sunthawat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sontovaia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Santawy | 71 | 184 | / |
| Santawi | 71 | 110 | / |
| Santaba | 71 | 65 | / |
| Samtawa | 71 | 29 | / |
| Sontova | 71 | 12 | / |
| Suntava | 71 | 7 | / |
| Suntawi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Santava | 71 | 5 | / |
| Santowa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sonteva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sontoba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soonthawee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jantawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Santabai | 67 | 175 | / |
| Shantaba | 67 | 156 | / |
| Jantawat | 67 | 143 | / |
| Santawee | 67 | 127 | / |
| Santaeva | 67 | 97 | / |
| Djantawa | 67 | 79 | / |
| Santhawi | 67 | 65 | / |
| Shantewa | 67 | 38 | / |
| Jantawas | 67 | 19 | / |
| Shontova | 67 | 18 | / |
| Santavas | 67 | 18 | / |
| Santabay | 67 | 11 | / |
| Santavat | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jantawad | 67 | 8 | / |
| Santavad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sonthavi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shontoba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Santavea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jantaywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shantawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chantawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suntabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Santhawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shantawy | 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 Sontawa
- 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