Gontow Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Gontow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 56 | 1:3,822,756 | 105,432 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Gontów (1) are calculated separately.
Gontow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gontow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gontow occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Gontów. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gontow? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,185,341st most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Gontow are found; 75 percent are found in South America and 75 percent are found in Luso-South America.
The surname Gontow is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 3,822,756. In Brazil Gontow is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 63 percent reside, Rio Grande do Sul, where 32 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 5 percent reside. Beside Brazil Gontow occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent reside and Israel, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gontów | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ontow | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gontov | 83 | 146 | / |
| Guntow | 83 | 78 | / |
| Ontowa | 83 | 43 | / |
| Ountow | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gantow | 83 | 6 | / |
| Hontow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gontova | 77 | 158 | / |
| Antow | 73 | 269 | / |
| Ontaw | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ontov | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ontob | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gumtow | 67 | 367 | / |
| Antouw | 67 | 104 | / |
| Hantow | 67 | 38 | / |
| Hontov | 67 | 32 | / |
| Antowa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gantov | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gantaw | 67 | 11 | / |
| Guntov | 67 | 6 | / |
| Anthow | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ontoft | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onthaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gottentov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Homtow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ountaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hontof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gantob | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gontow
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