Gontao Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Gontao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Gontao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gontao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gontao (Russian: Гонтаоь) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gontao? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gontao is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Gontao reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 85 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The last name Gontao is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 2,812,173. In The Philippines Gontao is primarily found in: Northern Mindanao, where 86 percent live, Caraga, where 8 percent live and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 3 percent live. Other than The Philippines it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gontaou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ontao | 91 | 161 | / |
| Gountaou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gantao | 83 | 154 | / |
| Onthao | 83 | 31 | / |
| Hontao | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gantaou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ganteao | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gontoua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Guntaos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ounthao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gountoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ountaho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gontoah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Antao | 73 | 10,999 | / |
| Ontoa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Omtao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gountoua | 71 | 63 | / |
| Gountoah | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ngontouo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aantao | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hantao | 67 | 6 | / |
| Auntao | 67 | 6 | / |
| Antaou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gantoa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Anthao | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ontoua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anteao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Antaao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amntao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ontouo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Antaho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgosintoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Antaoo | 67 | 1 | / |
Gontao Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gontao in the Russian language | ||
| Гонтаоь | gontao | - |
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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 Gontao
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