Sonteng Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Sonteng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonteng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Sonteng (57) may also be a first name.

Sonteng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonteng is found most in Indonesia. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonteng? popularity and diffusion

Sonteng is the 3,432,070th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Sonteng reside; 64 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 64 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 57 people.

The last name Sonteng is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 6,297,581. In Indonesia Sonteng is most common in: South Sulawesi, where 48 percent are found, North Maluku, where 24 percent are found and East Kalimantan, where 19 percent are found. Not including Indonesia Sonteng exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

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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 Sonteng
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