Gontay Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Gontay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 200 | 1:22,043 | 2,174 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Gontay (16) may also be a first name.
Gontay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gontay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gontay (Hindi: गोंटया) is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gontay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gontay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,177,228th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gontay are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 16 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 22,043. In Liberia Gontay is mostly found in: Nimba County, where 65 percent reside, Bong County, where 21 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia Gontay is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gontay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gontay in the Hindi language | ||
| गोंटया | gontaya | - |
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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 Gontay
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