Kontonis Surname

681,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kontonis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kontonis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3951:28,0504,298
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
France21:33,211,361423,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Kontoñis (1) are calculated separately.

Kontonis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kontonis is borne by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Kontoñis. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kontonis? popularity and diffusion

Kontonis is the 681,965th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,714,555 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Kontonis are found; 91 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The surname Kontonis is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is held by 395 people, or 1 in 28,050. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 42 percent are found, Ionian Islands, where 39 percent are found and Western Greece, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Greece this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Kontonis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kontonis are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Kontonis earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.52% more than the national average, earning $57,612 USD per year.

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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 Kontonis
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