Gontan Surname
Approximately 432 people bear this surname
Gontan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 267 | 1:175,101 | 12,455 |
| Brazil | 64 | 1:3,344,911 | 95,290 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Gontán (8) are calculated separately.
Gontan (78) may also be a first name.
Gontan Demographics
Average Gontan Salary in
United States
$54,116 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gontan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gontan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gontan (Russian: Гонтан) occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Gontán. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gontan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 686,443rd most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. Gontan occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Gontan live; 62 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent live in Iberian Europe. Gontan is also the 1,091,646th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 78 people.
The surname Gontan is most widely held in Spain, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 175,101. In Spain it is most frequent in: Galicia, where 49 percent live, Madrid, where 19 percent live and Castilla-La Mancha, where 12 percent live. Apart from Spain this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 15 percent live and Argentina, where 6 percent live.
Gontan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gontan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gontan last name increased 733 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gontan Last Name Statistics demography
Gontan earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.42% more than the national average, earning $54,116 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gontan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gontan in the Russian language | ||
| Гонтан | gontan | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gontan
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