Gontek Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gontek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gontek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2841:133,83419,545
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
France101:6,642,272293,169
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Gontek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gontek has its highest incidence in Poland. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gontek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 728,955th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Gontek live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Poland, where it is carried by 284 people, or 1 in 133,834. Besides Poland it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Gontek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gontek last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Gontek earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ontek91127/
Güntek83113/
Gantek8328/
Guntek8328/
Gontik8318/
Onteke831/
Gunteke7753/
Ngantek771/
Antek73313/
Ontik7316/
Onteg7315/
Ontec736/
Ontex731/
Ántek731/
Onteková7138/
Ontekova712/
Gontkova712/
Guntik6753/
Hontyk6733/
Gantik6722/
Hantek6721/
Anteck6715/
Gontic677/
Gantec673/
Gantyk671/
Gantex671/

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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 Gontek
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