Kontos Surname

51,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kontos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kontos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece6,9931:1,58481
United States1,7151:211,34620,655
Cyprus3101:2,854344
Australia2451:110,18712,273
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Cameroon1181:176,00918,652
Hungary821:119,71111,231
England811:687,87739,238
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
France201:3,321,136213,627
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Wales61:515,75523,171
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

The alternate forms: Kontoš (25) & Kontós (1) are calculated separately.

Kontos (38) may also be a first name.

Kontos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kontos (Russian: Контос) occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Kontoš or Kontós. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kontos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 51,148th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 727,010 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Kontos reside; 73 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 73 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 38 people.

The surname is most widely held in Greece, where it is held by 6,993 people, or 1 in 1,584. In Greece Kontos is primarily found in: Attica, where 39 percent are found, Central Greece, where 10 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Greece Kontos is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Cyprus, where 3 percent are found.

Kontos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kontos surname are 4.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kontos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.77% more than the national average, earning R 443,844 per year; in United States they earn 19.87% more than the national average, earning $51,721 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning $53,213 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kontoš9425/
Kontós941/
Kontoes92225/
Kountos9244/
Gkontos9244/
Kontosz928/
Kontosh928/
Kontous922/
Gkountos8621/
Kotentos861/
Contos831,536/
Kontas83259/
Kantos83219/
Kontus83164/
Kuntos837/
Komtos832/
Kontás831/
Contois771,587/
Kantosh77397/
Kontush77242/
Gkontas77195/
Gkantos7796/
Konttas7741/
Kountas7733/
Kontusz7729/
Kontgas7719/
Kontasz774/
Kantose772/
Kontoch771/
Kontocz771/
Kontuss771/
Khontas771/
Contose771/
Contoes771/
Koentas771/
Kontash771/
Contous771/
Kantoush71616/
Gkountas71469/
Khantous7186/
Kontusch7131/
Countois7110/
Contoise718/
Kontauts716/
Kuntosch715/
Kosintas712/
Khantoos711/
Kounteus711/
Gqontose711/
Cantos6731,973/
Kantas671,933/
Kontaş671,159/
Contoz67418/
Kántás67251/
Kantus67176/
Kuntoš67145/
Contas67127/
Kontuş6772/
Kuntus6752/
Kontuš6739/
Kontaz6733/
Kuntas6729/
Contosova6728/
Kantoš6721/
Contus6716/
Kontax6712/
Kontášová677/
Kontozova676/
Kantoz676/
Coutentos674/
Kumtos671/
Qantos671/
Cuntos671/
Contox671/
Hkantoush671/
Kantosova671/
Kontošová671/
Kontáš671/
Kuntosova671/
Contosová671/

Kontos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kontos in the Russian language
Контосkontos-

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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 Kontos
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