Countess Surname

543,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Countess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Countess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5681:638,13251,357
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Countess (308) may also be a first name.

Countess Last Name Facts

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

The last name Countess is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Countess? popularity and diffusion

It is the 543,414th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,351,773 people. The surname Countess occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Countess are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 501,377th most widely held first name internationally, held by 308 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 568 people, or 1 in 638,132. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 26 percent live, Tennessee, where 13 percent live and Alabama, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States Countess exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Countess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Countess has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 848 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Countess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Countess last name are 14.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Countess earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.93% more than the national average, earning $48,298 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $51,466 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Countesse941/
Contess9326/
Countes936/
Contesse881,237/
Countiss88463/
Countees881/
Conntess880/
Contes861,285/
Counte8641/
Counter801,997/
Countee80471/
Countis80286/
Countie80144/
Cuentes80131/
Countey8057/
Contese8042/
Conties8027/
Kontess8011/
Comtess8010/
Cunties8010/
Conttes804/
Conteas803/
Chuntes803/
Cauntes802/
Counted801/
Countte800/
Cantess800/
Conte77142,305/
Cunte776/
Comtesse75767/
Chountis75233/
Coyantes75112/
Countois7510/
Kounteus751/
Counther751/
Cosentes751/
Cujantes751/
Chunthes751/
Countice750/
Conntiss750/
Counteee750/
Conteh71309,333/
Conter712,164/
Cointe711,399/
Contet711,235/
Contee71834/
Counta71748/
Contis71700/
Cantes71656/
Kounte71585/
Kontes71350/
Contie71227/
Contte71218/
Caunte71166/
County71158/
Contey71149/
Conteș7161/
Contea7155/
Conteş7147/
Conthe7136/
Coente7125/
Counti7124/
Koutentes7124/
Contex7123/
Cunter7121/
Cuente7118/
Contez7117/
Cuntis718/
Kuntes717/
Conteu717/
Cuntie713/
Connte712/
Contés712/
Cuntee712/
Ceyuontes711/
Contej711/
Contge711/
Comtes711/
Contei711/
Qontes711/
Cconte711/
Chantes672,192/
Contois671,587/
Caunter67916/
Cointet67457/
Cayonte67317/
Coinete67235/
Coyante67199/
Kountis67169/
Coiante67118/
Konteas67116/
Contios6796/
Cosente6765/
Cointte6760/
Cantees6751/
Gkontes6744/
Kuntesh6741/
Cosinte6732/
Contech6714/
Cuinete6712/
Kountey677/
Conttis677/
Cointer674/
Contter674/
Kounthe674/
Chontis674/
Kuentes673/
Canties673/
Kontesz672/
Countay672/
Conthis672/
Kontges672/
Cosnter671/
Countio671/
Cunther671/
Cunthis671/
Conntee671/
Connteh671/
Conteah671/
Conteha671/
Contice671/
Ciantes671/
Kontiss671/
Kuntiss671/
Kouente671/
Kounteu671/
Kountie671/
Quantes671/
Conteth671/
Conther671/
Contais671/
Comtest671/
Cheunte671/
Cantese671/
Comtesd671/
Koontes671/
Connter670/
Chontez670/
Cantiss670/
Countip670/
Coontey670/
Coontis670/

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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 Countess
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