Gontan Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Gontan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gontan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2671:175,10112,455
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
France121:5,535,227269,324
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Gontán (8) are calculated separately.

Gontan (78) may also be a first name.

Gontan Last Name Facts

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

Gontan (Russian: Гонтан) has its highest incidence in Spain. It may also occur in the variant forms: Gontán. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gontan? popularity and diffusion

Gontan is the 686,443rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 16,869,319 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Gontan are found; 62 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Gontan is also the 1,091,646th most numerous forename globally, borne by 78 people.

Gontan is most frequently held in Spain, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 175,101. In Spain Gontan is most common in: Galicia, where 49 percent are found, Madrid, where 19 percent are found and Castilla-La Mancha, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Spain this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 15 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Gontan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gontan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gontán948/
Gontang92150/
Gonthan9214/
Gontean923/
Gountan922/
Gontane921/
Gontayn921/
Gontant921/
Ontan91349/
Gountang864/
Gointang864/
Gonthane862/
Gointhan862/
Gantan831,297/
Guntan83761/
Güntan83310/
Ontang8343/
Gontam8342/
Gonton8333/
Hontan8328/
Ountan8314/
Ontant831/
Onthan831/
Ontean831/
Ontgan830/
Gontanova801/
Kgonthane801/
Gantang771,300/
Guntang771,105/
Gantaan77174/
Hontang77164/
Ganthan7783/
Gantane7749/
Ngonton7727/
Gontong7721/
Hontand7720/
Guntain7711/
Gontham7710/
Gounton778/
Ountang778/
Ghantan777/
Gountam775/
Gantain773/
Guntane772/
Hountan772/
Ganttan771/
Gunttan771/
Honthan771/
Ountane771/
Gantaun771/
Gauntan771/
Gontoin771/
Gomtang771/
Gonthon771/
Gointon770/
Goynton770/
Onton731,109/
Antan73601/
Ontam73228/
Ontón735/
Omtan731/
Gontoing71391/
Gonthong7118/
Gontuong7111/
Ganthane716/
Ontattin715/
Ghantane714/
Guntasen714/
Goonthon714/
Guntasin712/
Goontong712/
Ountaine711/
Hontahan711/
Gantaint711/
Gontoung711/
Gunthain711/
Ghontong711/
Ghanthan711/
Hontaine710/
Gonntham710/
Gunthand710/
Ontong675,697/
Antang671,799/
Gantam67250/
Hantan67245/
Ontham67222/
Antane67114/
Onthon6781/
Anthan6771/
Honton6758/
Homtan6756/
Ontoun6746/
Gomtam6739/
Guntam6737/
Auntan6720/
Ngountoun6719/
Gantasing6715/
Gantanova6713/
Andtan679/
Antain678/
Goonthong676/
Antahn675/
Antant674/
Ontone674/
Antaan674/
Ountangue674/
Gamtan673/
Ganteaune672/
Anntan672/
Gountoing672/
Antaun672/
Oontam672/
Hontam671/
Euntan671/
Gumtan671/
Anhtan671/
Antand671/
Gointoing671/
Antean671/
Ounthaung671/
Ontonh671/
Guntasing671/
Ontoon670/

Gontan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gontan in the Russian language
Гонтанgontan-

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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 Gontan
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