Gončar Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Gončar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gončar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania301:101,15313,307
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Gončár (67) & Goncar (64) are calculated separately.

Gončar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gončar is found in Lithuania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Gončár or Goncar. Click here for other possible spellings of Gončar.

How Common Is The Last Name Gončar? popularity and diffusion

Gončar is the 2,483,783rd most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gončar are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

Gončar is most widespread in Lithuania, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 101,153. In Lithuania Gončar is most common in: Klaipėda County, where 97 percent are found and Vilnius County, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Lithuania this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 28 percent are found and Croatia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gončár9467/
Goncar9464/
Gonzar8332/
Gunčar8318/
Gančar833/
Hončar833/
Gončarova8089/
Gončarová8023/
Gonchar7715,848/
Goncear772,533/
Gonciar77309/
Gonczar77255/
Goncarz7733/
Gondzar7718/
Gontšar7712/
Gontzar777/
Gontsar772/
Gohnzar771/
Gonzsar771/
Gounzar771/
Gonzair771/
Oncar73276/
Gonciarz712,066/
Gontchar7154/
Gondchar7132/
Gonczarz711/
Goinchar711/
Goncarova67466/
Ounzar67459/
Honzar67123/
Hančar67122/
Gancar6799/
Ganzar6773/
Gončárová6760/
Hončár6732/
Gontschar6723/
Gonzor6721/
Hončarová6719/
Guncar6718/
Gunzar6711/
Gančár679/
Onchar678/
Gančař676/
Gančarová675/
Honcar672/
Onczar671/

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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 Gončar
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