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.
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Average Konate Salary in
United States
$28,975 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Konate Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Konate Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Konate (Arabic: كونات, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻧﺎﺗﻰ, Marathi: कोणते, Russian: Конате) occurs in Mali more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Konaté or Konatè. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Konate? popularity and diffusion
Konate is the 783rd most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 10,714 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Konate are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 28,986th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 28,540 people.
The last name Konate is most commonly occurring in Mali, where it is carried by 278,144 people, or 1 in 61. Excluding Mali it is found in 79 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 27 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 18 percent are found.
Konate Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Konate surname are 21.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 74.51% being registered to vote for the political 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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