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 surname Gontay (Hindi: गोंटया) occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gontay? popularity and diffusion
Gontay is the 1,177,228th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gontay reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Gontay is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 16 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 22,043. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 65 percent are found, Bong County, where 21 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 13 percent are found. Other than Liberia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 1 percent are found.
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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