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
Gontay (Hindi: गोंटया) is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gontay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,177,228th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname Gontay is primarily found 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. Gontay is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 16 people.
Gontay is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 22,043. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Nimba County, where 65 percent reside, Bong County, where 21 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs 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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