Konate Surname

783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

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.

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Konate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali278,1441:6114
Ivory Coast182,8381:12619
Burkina Faso124,0491:14818
Guinea69,2411:17130
Senegal16,2881:895110
France3,5541:18,6902,104
Chad1,0591:12,8351,627
Morocco9201:37,4746,047
Spain7971:58,6605,362
Mauritania6641:6,167713
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Gabon5051:3,741657
United States4531:800,13061,707
Niger1491:128,8054,941
Benin1481:69,8358,430
Congo1121:44,5464,199
Liberia1061:41,5903,811
Belgium851:135,25519,444
England801:696,47639,547
Canada721:511,74443,418
India271:28,409,829361,298
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Tunisia111:55,5117,191
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Norway91:571,36544,190
Finland71:785,24338,644
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
China51:273,464,31313,838
Gambia41:480,863548
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

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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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Konaté9413,235/
Konatè949/
Konateh921,923/
Konaite92480/
Konatee92154/
Kounate9277/
Kongate9235/
Konathe9215/
Konatte9214/
Konatey9211/
Konatea927/
Koneate925/
Konatep923/
Konayte923/
Konnate923/
Konaete922/
Khonate921/
Konazte921/
Koonate921/
Koinate921/
Konatei921/
Konatet921/
Koenate921/
Kotnate921/
Konat914,035/
Koenaite86336/
Konate'e8611/
Kounateh869/
Konnateh866/
Kgonathe865/
Kongatte862/
Konnathe862/
Konattee861/
Konatett861/
Konahate861/
Koungate861/
Koenatie861/
Koomnate861/
Kanate8319,765/
Kenate833,227/
Konati83308/
Kongat83288/
Konote83266/
Konata83241/
Conate83214/
Kounat83189/
Konath83159/
Khonat83145/
Konnat8355/
Konete8328/
Koynat8324/
Konaty8318/
Konite8312/
Kunate8311/
Konatt838/
Konaat838/
Konats832/
Koneat831/
Konhat831/
Konatz830/
Koungathe801/
Conateh771,221/
Konotey77903/
Kangate77503/
Kongati77442/
Kanatey77279/
Kounaté77152/
Kanathe77131/
Kongote77127/
Kungate7766/
Koonath7756/
Kuonath7747/
Konnath7740/
Kanatie7726/
Kenatie7725/
Khanate7723/
Kanater7723/
Konaeti7722/
Konaiti7720/
Koonati7718/
Konatay7717/
Kongatt7716/
Konnati7716/
Kunateh7716/
Khenate7714/
Koneati7714/
Kanhate7714/
Kumnate7713/
Konoteh7712/
Kounote7712/
Kannate7711/
Khounat7711/
Konatha779/
Kanaite779/
Konnite778/
Kounati778/
Koenati777/
Koneteh777/
Kounite776/
Kanaete776/
Kongaut776/
Khonote775/
Kognati775/
Khonata775/
Konathi774/
Konatti774/
Kanaate774/
Khunate774/
Conatie774/
Konatta774/
Khonnat774/
Kamnate774/
Kanaute773/
Kunatee773/
Kanateh773/
Kanaste773/
Conater772/
Kunhate772/
Congate772/
Khonati772/
Counate772/
Konatai772/
Koneite772/
Kongnat772/
Katnate772/
Kanatea771/
Khonath771/
Konatch771/
Konatii771/
Konayti771/
Koneaty771/
Kounaty771/
Kosnati771/
Kunnate771/
Conates771/
Konotie771/
Konetey771/
Kunatea771/
Konatty771/
Konatih771/
Kenatee771/
Conatte771/
Khonait771/
Khonete771/
Khongat771/
Khotnat771/
Konothe771/
Koneatz771/
Konetie771/
Konathé771/
Konatté771/
Konhata771/
Konithe771/
Kunaite771/
Kounata771/
Kounatè771/
Kganate771/
Kenaute771/
Khosnat771/
Konasty770/
Komnatz770/
Kanat7327,384/
Conat73314/
Konot7380/
Konad7362/
Konát732/
Khangate71309/
Koniyati71200/
Khounati71170/
Kganathe71165/
Kongathi71104/
Conaster7181/
Konathit7179/
Kangathe7150/
Kannaste7120/
Khamnate7113/
Khumnate7113/
Konatich7112/
Kaunaite7110/
Konatova7110/
Konajeti719/
Konijati719/
Kougnati719/
Counathe718/
Khannate715/
Kangatte715/
Connateh715/
Kaunayte714/
Koonauth713/
Koneetie713/
Kongatti713/
Kunnathe712/
Kahanate712/
Kunnatee712/
Khanateh712/
Konnethe712/
Kounoute712/
Kunathep712/
Khongait712/
Kaunatey711/
Kaenayte711/
Khenathe711/
Khanaute711/
Kanathey711/
Kaniyate711/
Koonathi711/
Komnathi711/
Konayeti711/
Konejaty711/
Kongathy711/
Kunahtee711/
Kounatid711/
Kenhateu711/
Kangaate711/
Kongotei711/
Komnatis711/
Kgongote711/
Kgonothe711/
Konayiti711/
Konijete711/
Kannathe711/
Kunateap711/
Kenauthe711/
Khunatep711/
Conather710/
Kaneaste710/
Conattie710/
Kanata6717,796/
Koneti6715,816/
Conaty672,285/
Kanhat671,864/
Kunati671,016/
Kanati67932/
Konota67867/
Khanat67760/
Conati67567/
Cognat67305/
Kanaat67289/
Kannat67228/
Koinot67226/
Canate67216/
Kanote67163/
Coñate67141/
Kunata67132/
Kongot67129/
Kanath67128/
Connat67107/
Kanete67103/
Kanite6793/
Kenote6753/
Conath6752/
Conete6744/
Kangat6740/
Konoti6740/
Konoth6736/
Kongad6733/
Kanait6732/
Connaster6732/
Kanatt6731/
Konnad6731/
Kenati6728/
Kenete6723/
Conata6716/
Kanaty6716/
Kotnad6710/
Kanaté6710/
Qonati677/
Konnát677/
Conaut676/
Kanatz676/
Konnot676/
Khanajote676/
Kasemnate676/
Khonad675/
Konhad674/
Kanaut674/
Khunathep674/
Kotnot674/
Koneit674/
Konijeati673/
Kañete673/
Komnad673/
Kosnač673/
Kunaty672/
Qanate672/
Conite672/
Kohnad672/
Konotz672/
Khanhathe672/
Khaangate671/
Konajethi671/
Konajetti671/
Konatéová671/
Kongajeti671/
Conatt671/
Kañite671/
Khonataya671/
Khonayati671/
Khanathet671/
Kangajate671/
Kognot671/
Konaud671/
Kounnatay671/
Kounad671/
Cosnat671/
Conote671/
Conatz671/
Conaté671/
Kannathep671/
Kunnathep671/
Kongnathi671/
Coonat670/
Konost670/
Connatter670/
Konott670/

Konate Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Konate in the Marathi language
कोणतेkonate88.89
कोनाटेkonate11.11
Konate in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﻧﺎﺗﻰkwnaty74.05
ﻛﻮﻧﺎﺗﻲkwnaty20.91
ﻛﻨﺎﺗﻰknaty2.68
ﻛﻮﻧﺎﺕkwnat0.41
ﻛﻨﺎﺗﻲknaty0.41
ﻛﻮﻧﺘﻰkwnty0.31
ﻛﻮﻧﺘﻲkwnty0.21
ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺗﻰkanwty0.21
ﻛﻮﻧﺎﺗﻪkwnath0.21
ﻛﻮﻧﺎﺗﺎkwnata0.1
ﻛﻮﻧﺎﻧﻰkwnany0.1
ﻛﻮﻧﺘﺎkwnta0.1
ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺗﻲkanwty0.1
ﻛﻮﻧﺎﻳﻰkwnayy0.1
Konate in the Russian language
Конатеkonate-
Konate in the Arabic language
كوناتkwnat-

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