Sontosh Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Sontosh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sontosh (7,915) may also be a first name.
Sontosh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sontosh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sontosh (Bengali: সন্তোষ, Hindi: संतोष, Marathi: संतोष, Oriya: ସୋଷ, Tibetan: སོན་ཏོཤ་) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sontosh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,532,898th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Sontosh reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sontosh is also the 71,580th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 7,915 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 56 percent reside, Telangana, where 25 percent reside and Assam, where 6 percent reside. Apart from India this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 5 percent reside and Pakistan, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sontosh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sontosh in the Bengali language | ||
| সন্তোষ | santosa | - |
| Sontosh in the Marathi language | ||
| संतोष | santosa | 91.43 |
| संतोश | santosa | 2.86 |
| सांतोश | santosa | 1.43 |
| सतोष | satosa | 1.43 |
| संतोषा | santosa | 1.43 |
| Sontosh in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୋଷ | sosa | 66.67 |
| େସାୋଷ | esaosa | 33.33 |
| Sontosh in the Tibetan language | ||
| སོན་ཏོཤ་ | söntosha | 50 |
| སན་ཏོཤ་ | sentosha | 50 |
| Sontosh in the Hindi language | ||
| संतोष | santosa | 40 |
| सन्तोष | santosa | 30 |
| सोन्तोष | sontosa | 20 |
| सोंतोष | sontosa | 10 |
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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
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- 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 Sontosh
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