Gontolo Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gontolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gontolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Gontolo Last Name Facts

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

Gontolo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gontolo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Gontolo is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Gontolo live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. Aside from Kenya Gontolo is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 50 percent are found.

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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 Gontolo
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