Žontar Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žontar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Žontar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2161:11,5172,723
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Zontar (21) are calculated separately.

Žontar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Žontar is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Zontar. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žontar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,098,270th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. The last name Žontar is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žontar live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Žontar is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 11,517. In Slovenia Žontar is mostly concentrated in: Upper Carniola, where 71 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 23 percent live and Drava, where 4 percent live. Barring Slovenia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 2 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zontar9421/
Contar83165/
Žuntar8343/
Jontar8313/
Sontar835/
Djontar77193/
Contarr772/
Zountar771/
Sonttar770/
Cuntar671,968/
Cantar671,766/
Santar671,320/
Contor67749/
Jantar67242/
Suntar67106/
Juntar67100/
Sontor6755/
Zantar6740/
Jontor6719/
Zuntar672/
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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 Žontar
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