Umotong Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Umotong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umotong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2811:630,40129,827
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Umotong Last Name Facts

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

Umotong occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Umotong.

How Common Is The Last Name Umotong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Umotong is the 893,754th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Umotong live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 281 people, or 1 in 630,401. In Nigeria Umotong is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 71 percent live, Cross River, where 23 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Umotong is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Utmotong93114/
Gumotong9328/
Umootong938/
Umoutong937/
Umotoing932/
Umoton929/
Omotong86117/
Umoiton866/
Umotung864/
Umutong862/
Gumotang8017/
Umoitang804/
Gumutong804/
Omoton776/
Umotan774/
Imatong71735/
Umathon71430/
Umatung7149/
Omotoun7127/
Gumotan716/
Imotang713/
Umatang713/
Omutong712/
Gumaton712/
Omotang711/
Immatong67215/
Gumatang6778/
Gumutang678/
Oumoutan672/
Humatoun671/
Umohttan671/
Humaston670/

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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 Umotong
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