Gontse Surname

279,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Gontse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gontse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9241:58,6347,420
Botswana4361:5,016778
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
England31:18,572,686338,250
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gontse (3,003) may also be a first name.

Gontse Last Name Facts

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

Gontse is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Gontse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gontse? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 279,656th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,273,188 people. The surname Gontse is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gontse are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gontse is also the 132,074th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 3,003 people.

Gontse is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 924 people, or 1 in 58,634. In South Africa Gontse is primarily found in: North West, where 59 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 9 percent reside. Other than South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 32 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Gontse Last Name Statistics demography

Gontse earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.43% less than the national average, earning R 115,416 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngontse9230/
Gonntse925/
Kgontse922/
Gontshe922/
Gountse921/
Gontses921/
Gontsie921/
Ontse9194/
Gonts9151/
Ngountse862/
Gosentse861/
Gontsa83447/
Gontsi83337/
Gomtse8396/
Gondse8336/
Oontse8333/
Gantse832/
Ontses831/
Gounts831/
Gontze831/
Hontse831/
Ngountsie801/
Gontscher801/
Gontshi77757/
Ngontsi7792/
Osentse7779/
Gontjes7751/
Kgantse7730/
Gontzes7725/
Kgontsi7716/
Goynets7713/
Gantsie779/
Gontsha777/
Ngantse775/
Gontsch773/
Gontzer771/
Hontsee771/
Hountse771/
Gountsa771/
Güntsee771/
Ghantse771/
Ontsies771/
Nguntse771/
Hontsie770/
Gantseh770/
Gonce732,484/
Gonze73816/
Antse73587/
Gants73499/
Gontz73222/
Ontsa7339/
Gonds732/
Gonçe732/
Goncs731/
Gonzs731/
Gontsova711,226/
Ngontshi711,205/
Ngantsie71164/
Guntsche7153/
Güntsche7142/
Gountzis716/
Gountche713/
Osintsez711/
Hontsehe711/
Gontsich711/
Gantsa67993/
Hontsa67477/
Ngants67435/
Gantze6770/
Gontji6764/
Goncea6762/
Gonche6743/
Gantsi6735/
Gantts6731/
Gonzeh6727/
Gáncse6726/
Goontz6719/
Hantse6719/
Goncey6715/
Gounze6715/
Antser6714/
Goince6714/
Gonzie6710/
Antsee679/
Gonceh678/
Gonscz678/
Antsey677/
Gondsa675/
Gounds674/
Antsea674/
Antseh674/
Antsie674/
Goncze673/
Ountsi672/
Gonţea672/
Gonzee672/
Hontze672/
Ganzse671/
Gontza671/
Gounce671/
Goinds671/
Atntse671/
Hontsi671/
Homtse671/
Gantscher671/
Gontzi671/
Gancse671/
Ondsey671/
Guntsi671/
Guntze671/
Gannts670/
Gondze670/
Gaunts670/
Goonce670/
Gountz670/

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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 Gontse
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