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 surname Kontam (Marathi: तम) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kontam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 98,728th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,517,922 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kontam reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kontam is also the 275,516th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 872 people.
The surname is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 4,798 people, or 1 in 159,872. In India it is most numerous in: Telangana, where 67 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 26 percent live and Maharashtra, where 7 percent live. Excluding India Kontam is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
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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