Kontos Surname
Approximately 10,024 people bear this surname
Kontos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 6,993 | 1:1,584 | 81 |
| United States | 1,715 | 1:211,346 | 20,655 |
| Cyprus | 310 | 1:2,854 | 344 |
| Australia | 245 | 1:110,187 | 12,273 |
| Canada | 154 | 1:239,257 | 22,811 |
| Cameroon | 118 | 1:176,009 | 18,652 |
| Hungary | 82 | 1:119,711 | 11,231 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Germany | 75 | 1:1,073,406 | 72,288 |
| Argentina | 32 | 1:1,335,732 | 76,713 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | 1 | 1:7,858 | 154 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
The alternate forms: Kontoš (25) & Kontós (1) are calculated separately.
Kontos (38) may also be a first name.
Kontos Demographics
Kontos Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kontoš | 94 | 25 | / |
| Kontós | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kontoes | 92 | 225 | / |
| Kountos | 92 | 44 | / |
| Gkontos | 92 | 44 | / |
| Kontosz | 92 | 8 | / |
| Kontosh | 92 | 8 | / |
| Kontous | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gkountos | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kotentos | 86 | 1 | / |
| Contos | 83 | 1,536 | / |
| Kontas | 83 | 259 | / |
| Kantos | 83 | 219 | / |
| Kontus | 83 | 164 | / |
| Kuntos | 83 | 7 | / |
| Komtos | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kontás | 83 | 1 | / |
| Contois | 77 | 1,587 | / |
| Kantosh | 77 | 397 | / |
| Kontush | 77 | 242 | / |
| Gkontas | 77 | 195 | / |
| Gkantos | 77 | 96 | / |
| Konttas | 77 | 41 | / |
| Kountas | 77 | 33 | / |
| Kontusz | 77 | 29 | / |
| Kontgas | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kontasz | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kantose | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kontoch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kontocz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kontuss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khontas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Contose | 77 | 1 | / |
| Contoes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koentas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kontash | 77 | 1 | / |
| Contous | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kantoush | 71 | 616 | / |
| Gkountas | 71 | 469 | / |
| Khantous | 71 | 86 | / |
| Kontusch | 71 | 31 | / |
| Countois | 71 | 10 | / |
| Contoise | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kontauts | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kuntosch | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kosintas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khantoos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kounteus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gqontose | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cantos | 67 | 31,973 | / |
| Kantas | 67 | 1,933 | / |
| Kontaş | 67 | 1,159 | / |
| Contoz | 67 | 418 | / |
| Kántás | 67 | 251 | / |
| Kantus | 67 | 176 | / |
| Kuntoš | 67 | 145 | / |
| Contas | 67 | 127 | / |
| Kontuş | 67 | 72 | / |
| Kuntus | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kontuš | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kontaz | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kuntas | 67 | 29 | / |
| Contosova | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kantoš | 67 | 21 | / |
| Contus | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kontax | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kontášová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kontozova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kantoz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Coutentos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kumtos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qantos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuntos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Contox | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkantoush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kantosova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kontošová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kontáš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuntosova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Contosová | 67 | 1 | / |
Kontos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kontos in the Russian language | ||
| Контос | kontos | - |
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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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