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

The surname Gontova (Russian: Гонтова) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Gontová. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gontova? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,385,851st most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name is mostly found 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 Gontova is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 1,143,834. In Russia Gontova is most frequent in: Republic of Khakassia, where 16 percent reside, Moscow, where 12 percent reside and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Barring Russia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 13 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent reside.

Gontova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gontova last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political 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
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  • 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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