Sonting Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Sonting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sonting (3) may also be a first name.

Sonting Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonting occurs most in Cameroon. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sonting.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonting? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sonting is the 11,742,229th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Sonting is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sonting reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Sonting is also the 7,463,778th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 3 people.

The last name Sonting is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Sonting is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Sonting occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shonting9325/
Sonthing9316/
Soonting931/
Sontin9215/
Santing861,650/
Sunting86208/
Zonting8696/
Sonteng8633/
Sontina8626/
Conting8618/
Jonting863/
Sountin861/
Sontaeng80149/
Shomting8034/
Shontina8014/
Santiong808/
Shunting803/
Siontien803/
Shanting802/
Scanting802/
Shenting801/
Santings801/
Saunting801/
Jounting801/
Santin7723,332/
Sonten77200/
Sontim7713/
Sontén778/
Zontin772/
Somtin771/
Sonthueng758/
Shotintin753/
Scantting750/
Janting712,508/
Santina711,144/
Zanting71363/
Zountin71162/
Santeng71156/
Canting71117/
Shantin71115/
Sunteng7168/
Santhin7130/
Santink7125/
Santion7122/
Santien7117/
Siantin7110/
Zunting715/
Samting712/
Sontyna712/
Santijn711/
Conteng711/
Santtin711/
Sointim711/
Sonteen711/
Zointin711/
Sanntin710/
Somtinn710/
Shonten710/
Zantingh67645/
Schantin67141/
Shantina67135/
Chunting6787/
Chanting6733/
Sonthaen6730/
Sõtin678/
Zhenting677/
Schonten677/
Santaeng677/
Santheng676/
Santinne675/
Shanteng674/
Cantting673/
Zontn673/
Šontienė672/
Santn672/
Jaunting671/
Janthing671/
Ssantina671/
Shauntin671/
Suinteng671/
Djonteng671/
Zhanting671/
Shenteng671/
Senhteng671/
Santueng671/
Shonteen670/

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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 Sonting
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