Kontela Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Kontela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 26 | 1:426,146 | 56,152 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
Kontela (15) may also be a first name.
Kontela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kontela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kontela occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kontela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kontela is the 2,436,415th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Kontela are found; 42 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 42 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.
It is most widespread in Greece, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 426,146. In Greece Kontela is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 81 percent live, Central Greece, where 15 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 4 percent live. Apart from Greece it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 37 percent live and Cameroon, where 21 percent live.
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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 Kontela
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