Gontova Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Gontova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gontova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1261:1,143,83484,931
Moldova211:169,58917,028
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

The alternate forms: Gontová (13) are calculated separately.

Gontova Last Name Facts

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

Gontova (Russian: Гонтова) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Gontová. Click here for further potential spellings of Gontova.

How Common Is The Last Name Gontova? popularity and diffusion

Gontova is the 1,385,851st most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Gontova live; 48 percent live in North Asia and 48 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 1,143,834. In Russia it is mostly found in: Republic of Khakassia, where 16 percent are found, Moscow, where 12 percent are found and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Russia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 13 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent are found.

Gontova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Gontova surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gontová9513/
Gontov92146/
Gountovas887/
Gountouva881/
Gondova86107/
Hontova8641/
Gantova8614/
Guntova862/
Ontov837/
Gountouvas824/
Gontovoy8067/
Gontovoi807/
Ngontowa801/
Gonddova801/
Gontovos801/
Antova771,957/
Gontow7775/
Ontowa7743/
Hontov7732/
Gantov7723/
Ontoba7715/
Gottentov752/
Gontovojs751/
Gonthavad751/
Gont73455/
Hantova7197/
Hontoba7113/
Gondowa716/
Antoova714/
Hontová712/
Antovas712/
Ontavas711/
Antouva711/
Antov671,942/
Gonte671,894/
Hontovoi67233/
Hountovo67168/
Goint6760/
Gonts6751/
Ngont6722/
Ontaw6712/
Gount6712/
Gantouwa6710/
Guntovoy6710/
Ontob677/
Omtov675/
Qguntoba675/
Antouvas674/
Ghont673/
Antovova672/
Hontovoy671/
Gontawas671/
Goont671/
Gonth671/
Guntavat671/
Gonnt671/
Gontt671/
Ountouwa671/
Hountovd671/
Ontow671/
Gondt670/
Goynt670/

Gontova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gontova in the Russian language
Гонтоваgontova-

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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 Gontova
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