Gontu Surname
Approximately 1,707 people bear this surname
Gontu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,680 | 1:456,587 | 23,511 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gontu (153) may also be a first name.
Gontu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gontu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gontu (Hindi: गोंटू, Marathi: गोन्टु) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gontu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 235,662nd most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,269,213 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Gontu live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gontu is also the 743,570th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 153 people.
This last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 1,680 people, or 1 in 456,587. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 95 percent are found, Telangana, where 3 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Apart from India Gontu is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gontu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gontu in the Hindi language | ||
| गोंटू | gontu | 60 |
| गोन्टू | gontu | 20 |
| गोन्तु | gontu | 10 |
| गोण्टू | gontu | 10 |
| Gontu in the Marathi language | ||
| गोन्टु | gontu | 50 |
| घोन्तु | ghontu | 33.33 |
| गोन्टू | gontu | 16.67 |
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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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- 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 Gontu
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