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Where Does The Last Name Sontay Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sontay occurs in Guatemala more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Sóntay. For other possible spellings of Sontay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sontay? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 52,786^th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 752,457 people. Sontay occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Sontay are found; 94 percent are found in Central America and 94 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 2,786,762^nd most commonly held first name globally, borne by 16 people.

The surname Sontay is most widely held in Guatemala, where it is borne by 9,080 people, or 1 in 1,771. In Guatemala it is primarily found in: Totonicapán Department, where 57 percent live, Jutiapa Department, where 14 percent live and Huehuetenango Department, where 12 percent live. Apart from Guatemala Sontay is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Sontay Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Sontay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sontay surname increased 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sontay Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Sontay surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Sontay earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.59% less than the national average, earning $28,654 USD per year.