Gontschar Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gontschar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gontschar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Gontschar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gontschar occurs most in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gontschar? popularity and diffusion

Gontschar is the 4,116,508th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Gontschar are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Gontschar is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 29 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 24 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 13 percent are found and Belarus, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gontchar9454/
Hontschar893/
Gonchar8815,848/
Gontsar882/
Gontscharowa862/
Gontscharova861/
Gondchar8232/
Gantchar827/
Gantshar826/
Goinchar821/
Goncar8064/
Onchar808/
Gontsharova801/
Hantschar788/
Honchar7526,554/
Goncear752,533/
Ganchar75587/
Gonciar75309/
Gonczar75255/
Goncarz7533/
Gonchor7530/
Hontsar7517/
Gontšar7512/
Gunchar759/
Gontzar757/
Onchare754/
Gantcar751/
Gonzsar751/
Gontsarova7420/
Gonciarz712,066/
Oncar71276/
Gondchor7117/
Ghanchar712/
Gamtshar711/
Gantsare711/
Gonczarz711/
Goncarova67466/
Gancar6799/
Antsar6779/
Anchar6765/
Gončar6760/
Gonzar6732/
Guncar6718/
Honcar672/
Anthshaar671/
Onczar671/
Onchor671/

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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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  • 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 Gontschar
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