Sontov Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Sontov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sontov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Sontov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sontov (Russian: Сонтов) is more frequently found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sontov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sontov live; 86 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Sontov is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,163,151. In Bulgaria Sontov is primarily concentrated in: Plovdiv Province, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Bulgaria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shontov9216/
Sontova9212/
Shontova8618/
Shoontov861/
Zontov83412/
Santov8363/
Suntov8318/
Sontow834/
Sontof833/
Somtov832/
Sántov831/
Jontov831/
Zontova77457/
Shentov77197/
Shuntov77112/
Santova7769/
Shantov7730/
Suntova7719/
Chontov7715/
Sonthop7711/
Sonthof778/
Shontev772/
Suntovs771/
Sontowa771/
Shontof771/
Santoev771/
Santosv771/
Shuntova71100/
Shantova7134/
Shontaev7121/
Sonthoff719/
Szantova718/
Shantuov715/
Santoshv713/
Sjontoft712/
Sontoupe711/
Shontoff711/
Sonthoffová711/
Shontowa711/
Santev67132/
Santop6762/
Santow6752/
Jontow6735/
Zuntov6734/
Santav6719/
Šuntov6718/
Zantov6716/
Somtob679/
Šontev678/
Santof677/
Somtop675/
Xantov674/
Jontof673/
Cantov673/
Jantov673/
Samtov672/
Sontap672/
Santob672/
Zontow671/
Zontev671/
Šantov671/
Żontow671/

Sontov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sontov in the Russian language
Сонтовsontov-

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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 Sontov
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