Gontare Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Gontare Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gontare Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia221:93,18413,456
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420

Gontare Last Name Facts

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

Gontare (Russian: Гонтаре) is found most frequently in Latvia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gontare? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Gontare reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name Gontare is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 93,184. In Latvia it is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 91 percent live, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 5 percent live and Semigallia, where 5 percent live. Aside from Latvia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent live and Madagascar, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gontare Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gontare in the Russian language
Гонтареgontare-

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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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  • 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 Gontare
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