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 more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gontse? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gontse is the 279,656th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,273,188 people. Gontse is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gontse reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gontse is also the 132,074th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 3,003 people.

The last name Gontse is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 924 people, or 1 in 58,634. In South Africa Gontse is most common in: North West, where 59 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 9 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it exists in 5 countries. It is also common 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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