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 has its highest incidence in India. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kontem? popularity and diffusion

Kontem is the 3,055,934th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 45,121,493. In India it is most frequent in: Telangana, where 71 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 29 percent reside. Beside India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 34 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Kontem
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