Kontas Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kontas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kontas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1451:76,41212,866
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Finland281:196,31116,703
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
France61:11,070,454349,096
England51:11,143,612252,590
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

The alternate forms: Kontaş (1,159), Kontás (1) & Kontáš (1) are calculated separately.

Kontas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kontas (Russian: Контас) is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Kontaş, Kontás or Kontáš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kontas? popularity and diffusion

Kontas is the 990,978th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Kontas live; 56 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Kontas is most frequent in Greece, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 76,412. In Greece Kontas is mostly found in: Central Macedonia, where 79 percent live, Attica, where 18 percent live and Western Greece, where 3 percent live. Other than Greece Kontas is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Finland, where 11 percent live.

Kontas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kontas last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Kontas earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 78.24% more than the national average, earning $76,908 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kontaş941,159/
Kontás941/
Gkontas92195/
Konteas92116/
Konttas9241/
Kountas9233/
Kontgas9219/
Kontasz924/
Kontash921/
Khontas921/
Koentas921/
Kontáš891/
Gkountas86469/
Kontauts866/
Kosintas862/
Kontos8310,024/
Kantas831,933/
Contas83127/
Kontaz8333/
Kuntas8329/
Kontax8312/
Kontós831/
Khantas77296/
Kantash77124/
Kunttas7777/
Kountos7744/
Gkontos7744/
Gkantas7735/
Kontach7722/
Konttaz7722/
Khuntas7719/
Kantass779/
Kontosz778/
Kontosh778/
Kauntas774/
Conteas773/
Contase772/
Kontous772/
Kantase772/
Kuintas772/
Kanttas772/
Conthas771/
Contaus771/
Komtase771/
Contash771/
Contais771/
Contass770/
Kontashova751/
Khantash7130/
Gkountos7121/
Kanthaus7110/
Kontaschova711/
Kounteus711/
Contasse711/
Kantauts711/
Kotentos711/
Kantasse711/
Contashe711/
Khanthas711/
Kantaş672,031/
Contos671,536/
Küntaş67487/
Kántás67251/
Kantos67219/
Qantas67148/
Cantas6768/
Contax6730/
Kontoš6725/
Kantaz678/
Kuntos677/
Khantahas677/
Kontozova676/
Comtas675/
Kumtas675/
Komtos672/
Kuntasova672/
Kantax671/
Kantasova671/
Cuntas671/
Khontache671/

Kontas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kontas in the Russian language
Контасkontas-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kontas
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