Gantara Surname

239,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Gantara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gantara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1,2381:14,8241,163
Indonesia4221:313,38727,602
India51:153,413,076951,030
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Gantara (34) may also be a first name.

Gantara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gantara (Bengali: গনতারা, Hindi: गन्तरा, Marathi: गणतरा, Oriya: ଅିତ) is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gantara? popularity and diffusion

Gantara is the 239,163rd most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,350,774 people. The surname Gantara occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Gantara are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 34 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 1,238 people, or 1 in 14,824. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Centre-Sud Region, where 35 percent are found, Centre Region, where 33 percent are found and Plateau-Central Region, where 21 percent are found. Beside Burkina Faso this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gantara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gantara in the Bengali language
গনতারাganatara-
Gantara in the Oriya language
ଅିତaita-
Gantara in the Marathi language
गणतराganatara-
Gantara in the Hindi language
गन्तराgantara88.89
गन्ताराgantara11.11

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gantara
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