Kontakos Surname
Approximately 541 people bear this surname
Kontakos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 420 | 1:26,380 | 3,983 |
| United States | 64 | 1:5,663,421 | 279,165 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
Kontakos Demographics
Average Kontakos Salary in
United States
$77,145 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kontakos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kontakos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kontakos is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kontakos? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 580,291st most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,470,510 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Kontakos reside; 78 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
The last name is most common in Greece, where it is carried by 420 people, or 1 in 26,380. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Peloponnese, where 63 percent live, Attica, where 28 percent live and Western Greece, where 7 percent live. Excluding Greece it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
Kontakos Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kontakos are 10.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kontakos earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 78.79% more than the national average, earning $77,145 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.1% more than the national average, earning $53,209 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gkountakos | 89 | 73 | / |
| Contakos | 88 | 72 | / |
| Kontakas | 88 | 55 | / |
| Kantakos | 88 | 29 | / |
| Kontakus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gkantakos | 82 | 4 | / |
| Gkontokos | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kountoukos | 78 | 22 | / |
| Contacos | 75 | 31 | / |
| Kontekas | 75 | 21 | / |
| Kantakas | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kantaskas | 71 | 6 | / |
| Khantakas | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kontoukas | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gkantakas | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kantagkas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kantauskas | 67 | 36 | / |
| Khantakaus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khunthakas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kantakuzova | 63 | 15 | / |
| Contecos | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kantokuz | 50 | 2 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kontakos
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