Gontya Surname

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

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gontya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gontya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Gontya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gontya (Marathi: गोणटया, Russian: Гонтя) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gontya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Gontya live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa Gontya is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live, North West, where 36 percent live and Gauteng, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 4 percent live.

Gontya Last Name Statistics demography

Gontya earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.59% less than the national average, earning R 200,592 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gosintya861/
Gontea83204/
Gontia8350/
Gantya8325/
Guntya833/
Gontyo831/
Ontyat831/
Gountia77179/
Ganthya7757/
Gantyad779/
Gontija774/
Goomtya773/
Ngontia772/
Onteiya771/
Gointia771/
Ngantya771/
Gontjas770/
Ontia7328/
Antya7314/
Ontea731/
Ganthyad7115/
Gantayya719/
Gantyaad715/
Gountias711/
Ngountia711/
Gantaiya711/
Gohnthia710/
Gumtya67533/
Gantia67354/
Gantea67133/
Șontea6732/
Hontia6717/
Antyah677/
Guntia675/
Gontjo673/
Gantaayat673/
Hontyo672/
Hantya672/
Anntya672/
Antyat671/
Gamtya671/
Gantja671/
Anthya671/
Gantayyah671/
Ng'onthyo671/
Gantyo671/

Gontya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gontya in the Marathi language
गोणटयाgonataya66.67
गोनत्याgonatya33.33
Gontya in the Russian language
Гонтяgonta-

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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
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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 Gontya
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