Gontye Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Gontye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Gontye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gontye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gontye is most common in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gontye.
How Common Is The Last Name Gontye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gontye is the 6,360,413th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Gontye is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Gontye are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent are found and Liberia, where 11 percent are found.
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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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- 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 Gontye
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