Gontako Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Gontako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 16 | 1:3,308,851 | 50,463 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Gontako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gontako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gontako occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gontako click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gontako? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gontako is the 4,772,636th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Gontako are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 3,308,851. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 56 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonthako | 93 | 4 | / |
| Gontoko | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ountako | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gontaka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Guntako | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hountako | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gantakos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngontoko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gontakad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gontokou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gontakka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Antako | 77 | 47 | / |
| Ontaka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ontaco | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ountakhop | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guntaka | 71 | 6,125 | / |
| Gantaka | 71 | 115 | / |
| Homtako | 71 | 97 | / |
| Hantako | 71 | 60 | / |
| Hontaka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Antakou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Guntoko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Antakot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gunthaka | 67 | 8 | / |
| Antashko | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngantoko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Auntakot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Antakhot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Antaszko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hountoko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gunttaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guntakka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gantayco | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gontako
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