Gartor Surname

357,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gartor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gartor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1,0101:4,365540
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gartor (72) may also be a first name.

Gartor Last Name Facts

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

Gartor is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gartor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 357,784th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,186,929 people. Gartor occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gartor reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 72 people.

This surname is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 1,010 people, or 1 in 4,365. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Montserrado County, where 46 percent reside, Rivercess County, where 17 percent reside and Grand Bassa County, where 17 percent reside. Beside Liberia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Belarus, where 0 percent reside.

Gartor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gartor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gartor last name decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gartorp925/
Ghartor921/
Gartore921/
Gartour921/
Artor9145/
Garthore861/
Garthorp860/
Gortor83667/
Arthor83180/
Gartar8365/
Artour8358/
Artore8315/
Aurtor833/
Artuor831/
Hartor831/
Gartur830/
Aurthor7733/
Arthour7717/
Hartorp778/
Ngortor775/
Garthur772/
Arthuor771/
Ghortor771/
Hartour771/
Arthorp771/
Harttor770/
Harthor770/
Garthar770/
Gartard770/
Gortore770/
Artar733,739/
Ortor7343/
Gorthorp715/
Gortoure711/
Garthard711/
Airthorp710/
Arthar67429/
Ortore6744/
Hartar6734/
Hortor6718/
Arhtar6714/
Ortoor676/
Arttar673/
Orthor672/
Artart672/
Gartarova671/
Aartar671/
Orhtor671/
Gartthart670/
Arteur670/

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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 Gartor
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