Gontor Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gontor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gontor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1911:23,0812,280
Nigeria1401:1,265,30550,482
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gontor (82) may also be a first name.

Gontor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gontor (Russian: Гонторь) is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gontor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gontor is the 752,779th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 19,127,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Gontor reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 82 people.

This last name is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 23,081. In Liberia Gontor is most numerous in: Nimba County, where 48 percent live, Montserrado County, where 39 percent live and Grand Gedeh County, where 5 percent live. Besides Liberia it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 37 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gountor926/
Gontorz921/
Gontore921/
Ontor911,811/
Gosentor865/
Gonthoor863/
Gontar834,266/
Guntor83592/
Gontur83293/
Gantor8348/
Hontor837/
Onthor831/
Ontore831/
Gontorova8013/
Gontarz773,983/
Gontard771,988/
Hontoir77186/
Guntoor7736/
Gontare7724/
Gantour7722/
Guntore777/
Gunthor775/
Gantore774/
Hountor771/
Ontoure771/
Guntour771/
Goumtor771/
Gontuir771/
Gountar771/
Ghuntor771/
Ganthor770/
Gonthar770/
Gonthur770/
Antor7318,036/
Ontar73390/
Omtor730/
Gunthorp71113/
Ghentour715/
Gonthard713/
Ghantour712/
Gantoure711/
Gonthart711/
Gontatrz711/
Ganthorp711/
Gunntorp711/
Gontharp710/
Ganthort710/
Guntur6718,878/
Hontar678,696/
Gantar671,719/
Auntor671,081/
Gantur67435/
Anthor67191/
Antore67113/
Antour6763/
Guntar6736/
Gontarova6720/
Hantor6717/
Antoir6716/
Antord678/
Ontare677/
Omtore674/
Antoor673/
Gontarová671/
Onttar671/
Ointar671/
Guntorova671/
Gomtur671/
Antorh671/
Gumtor671/
Hontorova671/

Gontor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gontor in the Russian language
Гонторьgontor-

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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 Gontor
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