Kontokostas Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kontokostas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kontokostas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2941:37,6865,998
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kontokostas Last Name Facts

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

Kontokostas is found in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kontokostas.

How Common Is The Last Name Kontokostas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 874,560th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. Kontokostas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Kontokostas reside; 95 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Kontokostas is most frequently held in Greece, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 37,686. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 38 percent live, Central Greece, where 27 percent live and Thessaly, where 26 percent live. Excluding Greece this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Kontokostas Last Name Statistics demography

Kontokostas earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.93% less than the national average, earning $13,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kontokosta95155/
Kondokostas911/
Kintokostas911/
Kountouxiadis501/

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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
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  • 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 Kontokostas
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