Gontaru Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Gontaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 244 | 1:82,286 | 9,637 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gontaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gontaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gontaru is held by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gontaru.
How Common Is The Last Name Gontaru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gontaru is the 996,001st most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name Gontaru occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Gontaru are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The last name Gontaru is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 82,286. In Romania it is most common in: Botoșani County, where 43 percent are found, Suceava County, where 20 percent are found and Bacău County, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Romania Gontaru is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 3 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontaru | 92 | 36 | / |
| Gountarou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Guntaru | 86 | 21 | / |
| Ontearu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hontaru | 86 | 2 | / |
| Onttaru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Antaru | 77 | 199 | / |
| Ontoru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngontorou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hountarou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Antarou | 71 | 739 | / |
| Ontaroo | 71 | 17 | / |
| Gantoru | 71 | 10 | / |
| Antharu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Antairu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Antarau | 71 | 3 | / |
| Omtearu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ontouru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Antarus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anttaru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Antaruh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gountourou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guntooru | 67 | 78 | / |
| Hantarou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anhtarou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gantooru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Antharou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guntorus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Antarous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hountorou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Antoru | 62 | 2 | / |
| Hountourou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Antorou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Amtharu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Antourou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Gumtooru | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ganthgoru | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Gontaru
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