Kontinen Surname
Approximately 636 people bear this surname
Kontinen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 590 | 1:9,316 | 1,450 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kontinen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kontinen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kontinen (Russian: Континьен) has its highest incidence in Finland. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kontinen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 513,430th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,458,406 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kontinen reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most commonly held in Finland, where it is borne by 590 people, or 1 in 9,316. In Finland Kontinen is most numerous in: Southern Savonia, where 35 percent live, Uusimaa, where 27 percent live and South Karelia, where 9 percent live. Besides Finland this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent live and Estonia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Konttinen | 94 | 2,440 | / |
| Komnttinen | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kontunen | 88 | 302 | / |
| Kantinen | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kontinin | 88 | 1 | / |
| Konteinienė | 84 | 1 | / |
| Continent | 82 | 20 | / |
| Kanttinen | 82 | 11 | / |
| Khentinen | 82 | 5 | / |
| Kontinina | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kunttinen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kantainen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kantienin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kantinina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kontenienė | 67 | 15 | / |
| Cointenent | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cantinem | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kamtinem | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cantining | 59 | 7 | / |
| Kantenienė | 56 | 1 | / |
Kontinen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kontinen in the Russian language | ||
| Континьен | kontinen | - |
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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 Kontinen
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