Kontan Surname
Approximately 742 people bear this surname
Kontan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 506 | 1:139,601 | 21,746 |
| Nigeria | 95 | 1:1,864,661 | 66,902 |
| Indonesia | 73 | 1:1,811,633 | 116,472 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Kontan (384) may also be a first name.
Kontan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kontan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kontan (Russian: Контан) is found most frequently in Thailand. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kontan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 456,246th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 9,821,490 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Kontan reside; 77 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 68 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Kontan is also the 442,333rd most widespread first name internationally It is held by 384 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 506 people, or 1 in 139,601. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Sakon Nakhon Province, where 98 percent reside, Bangkok, where 1 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 0 percent reside. Other than Thailand this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kontan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kontan in the Russian language | ||
| Контан | kontan | - |
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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 Kontan
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