Comte Surname

34,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Comte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Comte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France12,7821:5,197424
Switzerland1,0291:7,9811,291
United States4491:807,25862,140
Canada3081:119,62912,601
Chile1971:89,4243,448
Argentina1691:252,92020,480
Israel571:150,13415,774
Ecuador531:300,1109,008
Australia511:529,32739,816
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
England201:2,785,90397,972
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

The alternate forms: Comté (35) are calculated separately.

Comte (538) may also be a first name.

Comte Last Name Facts

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

Comte occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Comté. Click here for further potential spellings of Comte.

How Common Is The Last Name Comte? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,548th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 475,223 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Comte live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Comte is also the 363,474th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 538 people.

This surname is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 12,782 people, or 1 in 5,197. In France it is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 30 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 15 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found. Barring France Comte is found in 54 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Comte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Comte has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,123 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Comte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Comte last name are 6.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.51% registered with the political party.

The amount Comte earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.92% more than the national average, earning $43,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.95% less than the national average, earning $42,750 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Comté9335/
Comtet911,016/
Comteh9114/
Chomte912/
Comtee911/
Comtes911/
Comter910/
Comtey910/
Comt896/
Tchomte83183/
Chomtee8324/
Comtess8310/
Comther832/
Comtest831/
Comtesd831/
Comthep831/
Conte80142,305/
Kcomt80454/
Somte8068/
Camte8067/
Comti8055/
Komte8052/
Comty8027/
Zomte8012/
Comta808/
Comts802/
Comth801/
Coumt801/
Tchoumte7742/
Tchomthe772/
Chomteeh771/
Commttee771/
Conteh73309,333/
Conter732,164/
Cointe731,399/
Contes731,285/
Contet731,235/
Contee73834/
Contie73227/
Contte73218/
Contey73149/
Conteș7361/
Coimet7358/
Contea7355/
Conteş7347/
Chamte7343/
Counte7341/
Conthe7336/
Contez7317/
Koumte7316/
Somtie7314/
Camter7310/
Somthe738/
Jomthe737/
Conteu737/
Komteh737/
Comtip735/
Comtis733/
Commty732/
Connte732/
Chumte732/
Khomte732/
Komnte732/
Komthe731/
Camtie731/
Camdte731/
Contej731/
Contge731/
Cotent731/
Contei731/
Komtep731/
Komteu731/
Soumte731/
Djomte731/
Camtes731/
Camteu731/
Cotend731/
Coumnt731/
Cconte731/
Comtha731/
Chomti731/
Tchoumtet711/
Tchoumthe711/
Comtois675,455/
Counter671,997/
Cont671,449/
Countee67471/
Cointet67457/
Coinete67235/
Chomthi67205/
Djoumte67199/
Countie67144/
Cosente6765/
Cointte6760/
Countey6757/
Cosinte6732/
Contess6726/
Camt6718/
Komt6716/
Chumteh6715/
Tchamte6715/
Contech6714/
Comd6710/
Chamtey679/
Countes676/
Cointer674/
Contter674/
Conttes674/
Chumtee674/
Conteas673/
Khomnte673/
Cosnter671/
Conntee671/
Connteh671/
Conteah671/
Conteha671/
Comtoys671/
Koumtie671/
Tchomté671/
Dzomteh671/
Conteth671/
Conther671/
Khomteh671/
Counted671/
Choomti671/
Cumthep671/
Cumtoey671/
Connter670/
Chamthe670/
Coontey670/
Countte670/
Camther670/

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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 Comte
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