Kontam Surname
Approximately 4,801 people bear this surname
Kontam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,798 | 1:159,872 | 9,973 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kontam (872) may also be a first name.
Kontam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kontam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kontam (Marathi: तम) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kontam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kontam is the 98,728th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,517,922 people. The last name Kontam occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kontam are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kontam is also the 275,516th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 872 people.
The surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 4,798 people, or 1 in 159,872. In India Kontam is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 67 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 26 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 7 percent are found. Barring India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kontham | 92 | 3,570 | / |
| Khontam | 92 | 47 | / |
| Kontamm | 92 | 27 | / |
| Konttam | 92 | 8 | / |
| Kontame | 92 | 8 | / |
| Konntam | 92 | 2 | / |
| Konhtam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Komntam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khontham | 86 | 89 | / |
| Konthame | 86 | 8 | / |
| Konttham | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kountgam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Konntham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Koontham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kantam | 83 | 3,962 | / |
| Kuntam | 83 | 426 | / |
| Kontom | 83 | 145 | / |
| Contam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khountham | 80 | 20 | / |
| Khonhtham | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kantham | 77 | 1,930 | / |
| Kuntham | 77 | 404 | / |
| Khantam | 77 | 214 | / |
| Kanttam | 77 | 38 | / |
| Kantamm | 77 | 25 | / |
| Kountom | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kantame | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kontome | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kauntam | 77 | 9 | / |
| Khuntam | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kunttam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kuntamm | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kanteam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kantaam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Konthom | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kantahm | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaantam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kandtam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koontom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khantham | 71 | 427 | / |
| Kantayım | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kontoume | 71 | 11 | / |
| Khuntham | 71 | 8 | / |
| Khantame | 71 | 6 | / |
| Koontoom | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kanthamm | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khantaam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khantaum | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaantamm | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kountoum | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kountome | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaantham | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kantaham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kantheam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanttam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamntham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanthham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khentham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khuntaum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khuntaim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasentham | 67 | 186 | / |
| Cantam | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kuntom | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kantom | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cuntam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Contom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koutntoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaanthamm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheuntham | 67 | 1 | / |
Kontam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kontam in the Marathi language | ||
| तम | tama | 95.11 |
| कोन्तम | kontama | 3.56 |
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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 Kontam
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