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

Gontah is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gontah? popularity and diffusion

Gontah is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Gontah live; 45 percent live in Oceania Islands and 45 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 6,960,484. In Indonesia Gontah is most numerous in: Papua, where 53 percent reside and North Sulawesi, where 47 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 5 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent reside.

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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  • 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 Gontah
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