Goncharova Surname

4,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Goncharova Surname User-submission:

The Goncharov(a) surname comes from a Russian word gonchar, which means 'potter'.

Goncharova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia90,2991:1,596122
Kazakhstan15,2681:1,158106
Belarus5,6561:1,68087
Turkmenistan9731:5,641529
Kyrgyzstan6991:8,5451,569
Uzbekistan6971:44,3755,804
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
Transnistria1031:4,609815
Georgia701:53,5086,459
Moldova561:63,5968,738
Canada471:783,94961,790
Tajikistan441:190,6071,835
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
England231:2,422,52489,093
Azerbaijan171:567,59510,450
France141:4,744,480251,814
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Abkhazia121:20,2391,890
Armenia101:293,0186,863
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
China41:341,830,39216,990
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Malta11:430,2723,380

Goncharova Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Goncharov(a) surname comes from a Russian word gonchar, which means 'potter'.

- ribaanchous

Goncharova Last Name Facts

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

Goncharova (Georgian: გონჩაროვა, Russian: Гончарова) is most common in Russia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goncharova? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,934th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 63,664 people. The surname Goncharova occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Goncharova reside; 66 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 65 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 90,299 people, or 1 in 1,596. In Russia it is mostly found in: Volgograd Oblast, where 12 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Voronezh Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Besides Russia it occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 13 percent reside and Belarus, where 5 percent reside.

Goncharova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus, Orthodox (86%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Goncharova surname are 18.38% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 65.15% being registered with the political party.

The amount Goncharova earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.19% less than the national average, earning $37,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.41% less than the national average, earning $46,496 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goncharov9588,053/
Goncarova95466/
Gontcharova9575/
Goncharrova952/
Oncharova951/
Goncharoova951/
Goncharovaa951/
Gontscharova911/
Honcharova9022,728/
Gancharova90248/
Goncearova90233/
Goncherova90174/
Gontcharov90132/
Gonsharova9026/
Gonciarova9024/
Gonzharova9023/
Goncharrov902/
Gonchorova901/
Goncharovo901/
Gomcharova901/
Gonchaarov901/
Goncharoov901/
Goncsarova901/
Goncarov89136/
Oncharov893/
Gontscharov8616/
Gonscharowa862/
Gonciarovas862/
Goncharovoy861/
Gontsharova861/
Honcharov8417,901/
Gancharov84301/
Goncearov84244/
Gončarova8489/
Goncharow8430/
Ancharova8430/
Gonciarov847/
Goncharav846/
Gonzarova846/
Gonzharov846/
Goncharof844/
Gonchorov843/
Gancarova842/
Gonsarova841/
Gontscharowa822/
Goncharoff80138/
Gancherova8083/
Gontšarova8065/
Hancharova8038/
Gontsarova8020/
Ganzharova8011/
Honchorova806/
Gontcharow804/
Ganchorova802/
Gancharoov801/
Gontjarova801/
Gončarovas801/
Honzharova801/
Homcharova801/
Gončarov7828/
Ancharov7827/
Gonzarov782/
Gontscharow76136/
Gontcharoff7657/
Gonchairoff761/
Gontšarov74119/
Gonczarow7480/
Gončarová7423/
Hancharov7420/
Hancarova7411/
Gontsarov7410/
Ganzharov746/
Ganchorov744/
Goncaroff743/
Ankharova743/
Ganciarov743/
Honzharov743/
Gončarovs742/
Honczarov741/
Gancearov741/
Gomchorov741/
Ancearova741/
Anzharova741/
Ganzarova741/
Honchorov741/
Gontscharoff7318/
Onzarov711/
Ancarov711/
Anzhaurova7098/
Gonchoroff7050/
Gantsarova7023/
Ancharavad7016/
Andzharova708/
Honcharoff706/
Hontsarova703/
Hanzharova702/
Gontjarowa701/
Gonsiorova701/
Anzharov6712/
Handzharova6710/
Anzarova679/
Gončarovová676/
Ganzarov674/
Ankharov672/
Anjarova671/

Goncharova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goncharova in the Georgian language
გონჩაროვაgoncharova-
Goncharova in the Russian language
Гончароваgoncarova-

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