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 can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gontya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Gontya is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gontya live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Gontya is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent are found, North West, where 36 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 4 percent are found.

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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gontya
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