Gontah Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gontah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gontah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Gontah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gontah has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gontah? popularity and diffusion

Gontah is the 4,206,983rd most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Gontah reside; 45 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 45 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 6,960,484. In Indonesia Gontah is most frequent in: Papua, where 53 percent are found and North Sulawesi, where 47 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia Gontah exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 5 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gontash9212/
Ngontah922/
Gountah921/
Gonta914,798/
Gontha83453/
Gontad83236/
Gontea83204/
Gontay83202/
Gontoh83152/
Gontho8344/
Gontas8341/
Gounta8339/
Ngonta8339/
Gontaś838/
Ghonta837/
Gontai837/
Gontat834/
Gontta834/
Gantah833/
Gontaz831/
Gohnta831/
Gointa831/
Gontaud7774/
Gontasz7761/
Gountas7756/
Gonthey7745/
Gountoh7711/
Ngontha779/
Gountho779/
Gontuoh777/
Gontait774/
Ngontai773/
Kgontho771/
Gountoa771/
N'Gonta771/
Gantaha771/
Goontha771/
Ganta7375,940/
Gonto733,836/
Gomta7358/
Gontá732/
Gocentas71196/
Ngonthai7121/
Gantaith713/
Gonteaux711/
Gantahat711/
Gontaitė711/
Ghanta6723,229/
Gantaa67841/
Gantha67550/
Gantat67400/
Nganta67285/
Gantai67280/
Gounto67194/
Gantas67160/
Gantea67133/
Gantta67107/
Kganta6739/
Gantap6735/
Gantoh6723/
Gantay6721/
Gantau6720/
Gontot6715/
Gontey6710/
Ngonto6710/
Gontou677/
Gantoa675/
Goonto674/
Gannta674/
Gontoj674/
Gontos674/
Hganta673/
Gaanta673/
Gantho673/
Gantad672/
Gontoi672/
Gantga671/
Gaunta671/
Gonteu671/
Gontei671/
Gointo671/

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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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  • 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 Gontah
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