Kontim Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kontim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kontim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kontim (18) may also be a first name.

Kontim Last Name Facts

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

Kontim occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kontim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Kontim is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kontim are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kontim is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 18 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 865,378. In Cameroon Kontim is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 88 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 8 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 4 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kontime921/
Kantim83452/
Contim83232/
Kontem8341/
Kuntim831/
Komtim831/
Kanthim7793/
Kantimm7780/
Kantiem7717/
Khantim7710/
Konthem773/
Gkantim772/
Kantime772/
Khuntim771/
Kamntim771/
Kontemm771/
Katntim771/
Khontem771/
Khantuim714/
Khantime711/
Contisme711/
Khuntaim711/
Kantem67929/
Cantim6730/
Kumtim6720/
Cuntim674/
Contem672/
Kantimova672/
Kantehm6215/
Kanthem626/
Kanteam623/
Khantem623/
Koumtem623/
Kanttem621/
Kanteem621/
Kantemm621/
Khamtim621/
Khumtim621/
Khumthim57126/
Khamthim5753/
Kantayım5721/
Khomthem571/
Kantheam571/
Cheuntim571/
Cantem5018/
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 Kontim
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