Gontran Surname

281,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Gontran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gontran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad8671:15,6771,955
Mauritius2321:5,5751,136
France1681:395,37358,261
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Gontran (2,642) may also be a first name.

Gontran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gontran is found in Chad more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gontran? popularity and diffusion

Gontran is the 281,089th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,307,754 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Gontran live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 142,850th most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 2,642 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Chad, where it is borne by 867 people, or 1 in 15,677. Outside of Chad Gontran occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 17 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Gontran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gontran are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Gontran earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gontrand93770/
Gontrant935/
Gontrang931/
Gontrane931/
Gontrain931/
Gontrann930/
Gontreand881/
Gontram8647/
Gantran862/
Guntran861/
Ghantran801/
Gantrean800/
Antran7710/
Ontram774/
Gauntrain751/
Gantraine751/
Guntram7176/
Ontrong714/
Antrain711/
Anthran711/
Gantron710/
Ottentrant710/
Antrasen678/
Gauntram677/
Anhtrang672/
Guntrong671/

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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 Gontran
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