Gontes Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Gontes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gontes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia4931:4,887911
Mexico1321:940,35012,696
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gontes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gontes occurs in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gontes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 485,771st most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Gontes are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Gontes is most frequent in Namibia, where it is borne by 493 people, or 1 in 4,887. In Namibia it is most frequent in: Erongo Region, where 55 percent live, Khomas Region, where 24 percent live and Otjozondjupa Region, where 21 percent live. Outside of Namibia Gontes occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Gontes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gontes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gontes last name grew 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gontes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gontes surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Gontes earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.39% more than the national average, earning $44,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $50,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonties9226/
Gontesh923/
Goentes921/
Gonte911,894/
Ontes9125/
Gantes832,403/
Gontee831,052/
Gonter83528/
Gontea83204/
Gontie83120/
Gontis8349/
Guntes8349/
Gounte8346/
Gontez8329/
Gonnte8328/
Gonthe8323/
Ngonte8317/
Gontep8316/
Gontte8313/
Ghonte8311/
Gontey8310/
Kgonte834/
Güntes832/
Gonteu831/
Gontei831/
Ountes831/
Ontese831/
Gontet831/
Onthes831/
Gonther77286/
Gonthey7745/
Gountis7741/
Gojnete7732/
Ngounte7725/
Ngontey7721/
Ontetse7717/
Gontiez7716/
Kgonthe777/
Gountie776/
Gounter774/
Ngonthe774/
Goontis773/
Gosente772/
Goentez771/
Gountee771/
Goontee771/
Goinete771/
Gountey771/
Gounthe771/
Gonthie771/
Gontise771/
Guntese771/
Ghonteh771/
Gontije771/
Gontois771/
Guntest771/
Goonter770/
Onthies770/
Ointhes770/
Gointer770/
Gantess770/
Gante737,825/
Antes734,960/
Gonta734,798/
Gonti733,810/
Gonty731,530/
Ontis73144/
Gomte7330/
Gontá732/
Ontex731/
Gonthiez7145/
Gunteese7111/
Goynette711/
Nghonteh711/
Gountieh711/
Gomtesse711/
Gointher710/
Ganthies710/
Ganter677,007/
Ghante674,130/
Anthes672,615/
Gonthi671,734/
Gontha67453/
Gontiy67263/
Ngante67232/
Gantet67227/
Gontay67202/
Ngonti67172/
Ganteh67134/
Gantea67133/
Hantes6785/
Guntis6772/
Gontiz6762/
Hontis6761/
Ganthe6757/
Antees6754/
Anteus6742/
Gounta6739/
Günteş6728/
Gantie6727/
Gointi6726/
Gounti6724/
Gantis6722/
Gantès6719/
Gontti6716/
Gantte6715/
Gantee6714/
Antesz6712/
Gantez6711/
Güntez6710/
Ganted679/
Antesh679/
Anties678/
Ghomte678/
Gomtee678/
Gontit678/
Gantey677/
Ghonta677/
Gontic677/
Gontai677/
Gantei675/
Gaunte675/
Gontii674/
Gontoj674/
Gontta674/
Ghonty674/
Gaante673/
Antess673/
Gantec673/
Ngonty673/
Ghonti672/
Anteis672/
Goumte672/
Gontoi672/
Gontyi672/
Gatnte671/
Gahnte671/
Gandte671/
Gojnty671/
Gomthe671/
Antges671/
Gantex671/
Gontui671/
Hontès671/
Gontih671/
Gohnta671/
Gointy671/
Guntys671/
Anteas671/
Homtes671/
Gontyo671/
Ganteu671/
Ontech671/
Ganhte671/
Gointa671/
Gounty670/
Gomter670/
Anttes670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gontes
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