Kontem Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

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

Kontem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kontem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India171:45,121,493474,784
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623

Kontem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kontem is found most in India. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kontem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kontem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kontem is the 3,055,934th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 41 percent of Kontem live; 41 percent live in South Asia and 41 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 45,121,493. In India it is most common in: Telangana, where 71 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 29 percent live. Aside from India Kontem exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 34 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Konthem923/
Khontem921/
Kontemm921/
Kantem83929/
Kontim8325/
Contem832/
Kantiem7717/
Kantehm7715/
Kanthem776/
Koumtem773/
Khantem773/
Kanteam773/
Kanteem771/
Kanttem771/
Kantemm771/
Kontime771/
Khomthem711/
Kantheam711/
Kantim67452/
Contim67232/
Cantem6718/
Komtim671/
Kuntim671/
Kanthim6293/
Kantimm6280/
Khantim6210/
Gkantim622/
Kantime622/
Katntim621/
Khuntim621/
Kamntim621/
Canthem620/
Kantayım5721/
Khantuim574/
Khantime571/
Contisme571/
Khuntaim571/
Khamtheam532/
Kantimova532/
Cantim5030/
Kumtim5020/
Cuntim504/
Cumtem501/
Kamtym501/

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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 Kontem
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