Sountan Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Sountan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sountan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sountan (22) may also be a first name.

Sountan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sountan is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sountan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Sountan reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sountan is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 22 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 80 percent live and Ondo, where 20 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 20 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shountan9310/
Sountain938/
Sountang938/
Sountane931/
Sontan92474/
Suntan9292/
Sountaine881/
Sounton86413/
Sontang86262/
Shontan86168/
Suntang8657/
Sunthan8629/
Suntane8622/
Soentan865/
Sontane864/
Suntaan863/
Soumtan863/
Sontain862/
Sutntan861/
Suuntan861/
Sontand861/
Suntann861/
Sonthan860/
Sontaten8033/
Sunthane8014/
Soumtang8010/
Sontaine808/
Soontain807/
Siontang803/
Sunthean802/
Schontan801/
Soonthan801/
Shuntain801/
Sunthang801/
Sounthon801/
Soyintan801/
Chountan801/
Sajuntan801/
Sunthain801/
Santan771,463/
Sontam77343/
Sonton77217/
Somtan7754/
Sunton7732/
Sumtan774/
Sujanthan75315/
Sountoing75115/
Sounthone7555/
Sounthong7515/
Shoyintan753/
Sontanova751/
Suntasing751/
Sunthon7111,248/
Sontham71812/
Santhan71522/
Sonthon71302/
Saentan71288/
Santang71277/
Santain71176/
Sontong71105/
Suntong7198/
Santane7184/
Santaan7181/
Shantan7166/
Suntham7161/
Somtang7156/
Chuntan7141/
Zounton7128/
Saantan7126/
Santean7114/
Siantan7112/
Sonttam7110/
Soonton719/
Shontam718/
Shonton718/
Suinton713/
Santann713/
Suntone712/
Saunton711/
Shunton711/
Santtan711/
Shontanova711/
Shauntaine711/
Saintan711/
Samntan711/
Sântean711/
Suntaim711/
Santanq711/
Somthan711/
Sontoon711/
Sontaim711/
Suntoon711/
Santand710/
Suenton710/
Sontont710/
Sonthong675,639/
Shanthan67814/
Chonthan67425/
Sunthong67241/
Saenthan67166/
Saintain6734/
Soonthon6734/
Schonton6731/
Saintang6730/
Shontong6724/
Sayonton6717/
Santaine6715/
Sayantan6713/
Chuintan6713/
Somthane6712/
Sumthane6710/
Seinthan6710/
Chuntang674/
Soontong674/
Sainthan673/
Shontham673/
Hsaantan673/
Saintann673/
Sijantan673/
Shuntong673/
Somtaing673/
Shantann672/
Santhane672/
Saintane672/
Sontoing672/
Sauntong672/
Santahun671/
Sonthaam671/
Sonthaim671/
Sonthein671/
Sjantang671/
Saintean671/
Santatin671/
Chuntain671/
Cheuntan671/
Saanthan671/
Chumntan671/
Santanne671/
Santeang671/
Santhang671/
Sanntang671/
Somthang671/
Suntosen671/
Sunthein671/
Chunthan671/
Chontain671/
Shantean670/
Chontean670/

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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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  • 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 Sountan
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