Conteh Surname

1,772nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Conteh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Conteh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone286,0731:255
Gambia14,2621:13532
Sudan3,9201:9,5691,352
United States1,7611:205,82620,190
England1,2141:45,8965,781
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Spain4761:98,2198,084
Liberia4331:10,1811,128
Canada961:383,80834,152
Sweden781:126,2408,954
Netherlands771:219,31429,463
Australia421:642,75544,739
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Greece221:503,62763,727
Denmark221:256,57819,736
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Norway171:302,48730,120
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Scotland121:446,15118,166
China101:136,732,1577,199
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
France71:9,488,960336,266
Wales71:442,07621,198
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
East Timor41:303,982255
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Guinea31:3,944,6062,522
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800

Conteh (4,975) may also be a first name.

Conteh Last Name Facts

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

Conteh (Arabic: كونتيه) is more commonly found in Sierra Leone than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Conteh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,772nd most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 23,559 people. The last name Conteh occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Conteh reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 96,508th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 4,975 people.

It is most commonly used in Sierra Leone, where it is borne by 286,073 people, or 1 in 25. Beside Sierra Leone this surname is found in 69 countries. It is also found in The Gambia, where 5 percent are found and Sudan, where 1 percent are found.

Conteh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Conteh are 14.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 67.43% registered with the party.

The amount Conteh earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66.49% less than the national average, earning €10,062 per year; in Norway they earn 33.34% less than the national average, earning 230,708 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.95% less than the national average, earning $39,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.57% less than the national average, earning $35,487 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Contech9214/
Connteh921/
Conteah921/
Conteha921/
Conteth921/
Conte91142,305/
D'Conteh861/
Konteh8313,152/
Conter832,164/
Cointe831,399/
Contes831,285/
Contet831,235/
Contee83834/
Contie83227/
Contte83218/
Contey83149/
Conteș8361/
Contea8355/
Conteş8347/
Counte8341/
Conthe8336/
Contez8317/
Comteh8314/
Canteh8311/
Conteu837/
Contha834/
Connte832/
Contej831/
Contge831/
Contih831/
Contei831/
Cconte831/
Conthy830/
Counter771,997/
Countee77471/
Cointet77457/
Coinete77235/
Countie77144/
Cosente7765/
Cointte7760/
Countey7757/
Contich7742/
Cosinte7732/
Contess7726/
Countes776/
Cointer774/
Contter774/
Conttes774/
Conteas773/
Kontech773/
Conthis772/
Cosnter771/
Conntee771/
Quonteh771/
Conther771/
Cointhi771/
Counted771/
Connter770/
Coontey770/
Countte770/
Conti73124,378/
Konte7339,001/
Cante7317,330/
Conté7317,288/
Comte7315,335/
Conta732,376/
Conty731,057/
Countess71590/
Coinette7126/
Countees711/
Counther711/
Conteová711/
Koonteah711/
Coinethe711/
Countich711/
Cosentes711/
Conteggi711/
Kkontech711/
Conntess710/
Counteee710/
Canter679,075/
Kanteh677,398/
Cantey672,694/
Cantet671,280/
Cantea671,182/
Comtet671,016/
Cantez67807/
Counta67748/
Contis67700/
Khonte67681/
Cantes67656/
Kounte67585/
Contti67521/
Cantie67503/
Kontha67229/
Caunte67166/
County67158/
Kontey67125/
Cointy6782/
Canthe6774/
Kontje6773/
Kontea6763/
Contoy6761/
Contoi6761/
Konthi6758/
Kontei6748/
Cantha6741/
Contay6737/
Contty6732/
Contaa6731/
Counti6724/
Konthe6721/
Cantee6719/
Contiz6716/
Gkonte678/
Cointa677/
Komteh677/
Canthi677/
Kontee677/
Canteu676/
Kontie675/
Koonte674/
Kgonte674/
Canthé673/
Kontez673/
Konthy673/
Contio672/
Konnte672/
Ccante672/
Contés672/
Komnte672/
Canthy671/
Cantte671/
Coonta671/
Comtee671/
Comtes671/
Contit671/
Kontih671/
Kontte671/
Qontes671/
Canted671/
Contuy671/
Cointè671/
Contyt671/
Quonte671/
Ckonta671/
Connty670/
Contai670/
Cannte670/
Comter670/
Contta670/
Coonty670/
Comtey670/

Conteh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Conteh in the Arabic language
كونتيهkwntyh-

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