Sontou Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Sontou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Sontou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sontou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sontou has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sontou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sontou is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Sontou is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Sontou are found; 81 percent are found in Central Africa and 81 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 77 percent are found and Centre Region, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 6 percent are found and Benin, 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 Sontou
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