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
Kontinen (Russian: Континьен) is carried by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kontinen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kontinen is the 513,430th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kontinen reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This surname is most widespread in Finland, where it is carried by 590 people, or 1 in 9,316. In Finland Kontinen is most common in: Southern Savonia, where 35 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 27 percent reside and South Karelia, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Finland this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 4 percent reside and Estonia, where 1 percent reside.
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
- 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 Kontinen
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