Gontam Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gontam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gontam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India391:19,668,343291,059
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gontam (194) may also be a first name.

Gontam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gontam (Hindi: गोंतम, Marathi: तम) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gontam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gontam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Gontam reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 651,944th most common first name globally, held by 194 people.

Gontam is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 19,668,343. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 36 percent reside, Assam, where 26 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 21 percent reside. Excluding India it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gontame9219/
Gontham9210/
Gountam925/
Ngontam921/
Gontamm921/
Ontam91228/
Gonntham860/
Gontan83432/
Gantam83250/
Ontham83222/
Gomtam8339/
Guntam8337/
Oontam832/
Hontam831/
Gontang77150/
Gantham77109/
Gauntam7783/
Gomtham7724/
Hontame7714/
Gonthan7714/
Ghantam7712/
Ngantam777/
Hountam774/
Gontean773/
Gountan772/
Gontayn771/
Gontane771/
Guntham771/
Gaantam771/
Nguntam771/
Ngontom771/
Gontome771/
Gontant771/
Oontham771/
Gunteam770/
Antam73834/
Ontom7314/
Gountome7178/
Gantaume7113/
Gaunttam717/
Gointang714/
Gountang714/
Gointhan712/
Gonthane712/
Gantasim711/
Ghanttam711/
Ghantham711/
Gantan671,297/
Antham67276/
Hantam6768/
Gamtam6759/
Gonton6733/
Antaim6732/
Gantom6732/
Ontoum6727/
Antame679/
Auntam678/
Gontán678/
Anntam675/
Antamm675/
Onthom674/
Gumtam674/
Anhtam674/
Ngountoum674/
Ontome673/
Gontanova671/
Guntom671/
Gonthoume671/
Ghountoum671/
Kgonthane671/
Hontom670/

Gontam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gontam in the Marathi language
तमtama-
Gontam in the Hindi language
गोंतमgontama96.97
गाेंतमgaentama3.03

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gontam
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