Kontaris Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kontaris Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kontaris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3061:36,2085,740
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889

Kontaris Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kontaris Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kontaris (Russian: Контарис) is held by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kontaris? popularity and diffusion

It is the 833,931st most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. The surname Kontaris occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kontaris reside; 92 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Kontaris is most frequent in Greece, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 36,208. In Greece it is most frequent in: Western Greece, where 36 percent live, Attica, where 30 percent live and Ionian Islands, where 29 percent live. Other than Greece Kontaris is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Kontaris Last Name Statistics demography

Kontaris earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kontaris Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kontaris in the Russian language
Контарисkontaris-

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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
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  • 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 Kontaris
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