Gontey Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Gontey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Gontey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gontey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gontey (Russian: Гонтей) occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gontey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Gontey occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Gontey are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
It is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 489,837. In Liberia Gontey is most common in: Margibi County, where 100 percent live. Other than Liberia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gontey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gontey in the Russian language | ||
| Гонтей | gontej | - |
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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 Gontey
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