Kontel Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kontel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kontel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon401:519,22741,500
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kontel (37) may also be a first name.

Kontel Last Name Facts

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

Kontel (Russian: Контэль) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kontel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kontel is the 2,007,164th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Kontel reside; 46 percent reside in Central Africa and 45 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 37 people.

It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 519,227. In Cameroon Kontel is most numerous in: East Region, where 95 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent live and Turkey, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kontell921/
Khontel921/
Kontl911/
Kosentel861/
Contel83701/
Kantel83307/
Kuntel83249/
Kontil8332/
Kontlh831/
Kontelova802/
Contell77388/
Kantell7739/
Khantel7712/
Kanthel773/
Kanttel771/
Kanteel771/
Kunntel771/
Kontill771/
Kuntl736/
Kantl735/
Contl731/
Countell711/
Kantuell711/
Cantel67951/
Kantil67282/
Kuntil67186/
Kantül6714/
Kontilová6713/
Kontilova6712/
Kuntelová673/
Kuntll673/
Contyl671/
Kanthl671/
Contil671/
Comtel671/

Kontel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kontel in the Russian language
Контэльkontel-

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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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  • 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 Kontel
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