Kontor Surname

112,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Greenland

Kontor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kontor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3,2561:8,2991,130
Hungary3331:29,4783,242
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Poland1061:358,57340,095
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Estonia311:42,6398,109
England301:1,857,26974,552
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Greenland141:4,027416
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Belarus121:791,75562,255
France111:6,038,429280,838
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Kontor (33) may also be a first name.

Kontor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kontor (Russian: Контор) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kontor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 112,228th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,764,539 people. The last name Kontor occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Kontor live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 33 people.

Kontor is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 3,256 people, or 1 in 8,299. Other than Ghana this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Kontor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kontor surname are 0.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Kontor earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6.21% less than the national average, earning $40,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.25% more than the national average, earning $66,697 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kontour9293/
Kontuor925/
Kontore921/
Kosentor8667/
Konttorp8638/
Kosintor861/
Kountour861/
Konthoor861/
Kantor8318,959/
Kántor834,867/
Kontar83823/
Contor83749/
Kontur83461/
Kontár83380/
Kontúr8385/
Kuntor8320/
Komtor835/
Kontorova80113/
Kountoure802/
Kontorová801/
Kountur77426/
Kountar77307/
Contour77298/
Kantore77167/
Kantoor77142/
Kantour7729/
Kanthor7716/
Konthur7714/
Kontart7713/
Kantorp775/
Kuntoor775/
Konthar774/
Khantor773/
Countor773/
Kontarr772/
Konttur772/
Kuntour771/
Contoir771/
Contore771/
Kontarz771/
Khontar771/
Conttor770/
Kontourova753/
Kotentoure751/
Koçintar71108/
Konthare7135/
Khantore7112/
Kocintar713/
Khantour712/
Gkountur711/
Khantoor711/
Khountar711/
Kanthoor711/
Kanthore711/
Countour711/
Kunthoor711/
Kanthour711/
Cantor6733,674/
Kantar6713,902/
Kantur671,830/
Kantorová671,581/
Kuntar67426/
Kantár67279/
Kántorová67243/
Kontárová67174/
Contar67165/
Kuntur67163/
Kantorova67112/
Kontúrová67103/
Contur6770/
Konturová6764/
Konturova6750/
Kontarova6739/
Kuntár6727/
Kontarová6715/
Kuntorova677/
Kumtor674/
Kantór674/
Kańtor672/
Qontar672/
Koumtorre671/
Khanthour671/
Komtur671/

Kontor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kontor in the Russian language
Конторkontor-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kontor
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