Konate Surname
Approximately 680,177 people bear this surname
Konate Surname User-submission:
Konate is a West African surname that originated from the Soninke and Bambara people. It is a patronymic surname, meaning that it is derived from the name of the father. The name Konate is thought to be derived from the name of a clan leader, Kona.
Read More About This SurnameKonate Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 278,144 | 1:61 | 14 |
| Ivory Coast | 182,838 | 1:126 | 19 |
| Burkina Faso | 124,049 | 1:148 | 18 |
| Guinea | 69,241 | 1:171 | 30 |
| Senegal | 16,288 | 1:895 | 110 |
| France | 3,554 | 1:18,690 | 2,104 |
| Chad | 1,059 | 1:12,835 | 1,627 |
| Morocco | 920 | 1:37,474 | 6,047 |
| Spain | 797 | 1:58,660 | 5,362 |
| Mauritania | 664 | 1:6,167 | 713 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Gabon | 505 | 1:3,741 | 657 |
| United States | 453 | 1:800,130 | 61,707 |
| Niger | 149 | 1:128,805 | 4,941 |
| Benin | 148 | 1:69,835 | 8,430 |
| Congo | 112 | 1:44,546 | 4,199 |
| Liberia | 106 | 1:41,590 | 3,811 |
| Belgium | 85 | 1:135,255 | 19,444 |
| England | 80 | 1:696,476 | 39,547 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Tunisia | 11 | 1:55,511 | 7,191 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 9 | 1:126,186 | 322 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
The alternate forms: Konaté (13,235) & Konatè (9) are calculated separately.
Konate (28,540) may also be a first name.
Konate Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Konate is a West African surname that originated from the Soninke and Bambara people. It is a patronymic surname, meaning that it is derived from the name of the father. The name Konate is thought to be derived from the name of a clan leader, Kona. The name Kona means 'conqueror' in the Soninke language.
The surname Konate is one of the most common surnames in West Africa. It is estimated that there are over 2 million people with the surname Konate in West Africa, which represents about 1% of the population. The surname Konate is also found in other countries in Africa, such as Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ivory Coast.
- iveiKonate Demographics
Average Male Konate Height
172.83 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Konate Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Konate Come From? nationality or country of origin
Konate (Arabic: كونات, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻧﺎﺗﻰ, Marathi: कोणते, Russian: Конате) is borne by more people in Mali than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Konaté or Konatè. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Konate? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 783rd most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,714 people. The surname Konate is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Konate live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Mande Africa. It is also the 28,986th most numerous first name on earth, held by 28,540 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Mali, where it is held by 278,144 people, or 1 in 61. Other than Mali this surname occurs in 79 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 27 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 18 percent live.
Konate Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Konate last name are 21.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.51% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Konate earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.31% less than the national average, earning 338,102 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 88.22% less than the national average, earning R 27,984 per year; in United States they earn 32.85% less than the national average, earning $28,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.98% less than the national average, earning $34,292 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Konate Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Konate in the Marathi language | ||
| कोणते | konate | 88.89 |
| कोनाटे | konate | 11.11 |
| Konate in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻧﺎﺗﻰ | kwnaty | 74.05 |
| ﻛﻮﻧﺎﺗﻲ | kwnaty | 20.91 |
| ﻛﻨﺎﺗﻰ | knaty | 2.68 |
| ﻛﻮﻧﺎﺕ | kwnat | 0.41 |
| ﻛﻨﺎﺗﻲ | knaty | 0.41 |
| ﻛﻮﻧﺘﻰ | kwnty | 0.31 |
| ﻛﻮﻧﺘﻲ | kwnty | 0.21 |
| ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺗﻰ | kanwty | 0.21 |
| ﻛﻮﻧﺎﺗﻪ | kwnath | 0.21 |
| ﻛﻮﻧﺎﺗﺎ | kwnata | 0.1 |
| ﻛﻮﻧﺎﻧﻰ | kwnany | 0.1 |
| ﻛﻮﻧﺘﺎ | kwnta | 0.1 |
| ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺗﻲ | kanwty | 0.1 |
| ﻛﻮﻧﺎﻳﻰ | kwnayy | 0.1 |
| Konate in the Russian language | ||
| Конате | konate | - |
| Konate in the Arabic language | ||
| كونات | kwnat | - |
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