Kontras Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greece

Kontras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kontras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Greece501:221,59634,567
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Kontrás (34), Kontraš (1) & Kontráš (5) are calculated separately.

Kontras Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kontras (Russian: Контрас) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Kontrás, Kontraš or Kontráš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kontras? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,310,135th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname Kontras is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Kontras live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Kontras is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 3,775,614. In The United States Kontras is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 41 percent are found, New York, where 15 percent are found and Missouri, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 29 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

Kontras Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kontras surname are 32.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.95% registered with the political party.

Kontras earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.31% more than the national average, earning $44,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kontras Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kontras in the Russian language
Контрасkontras-

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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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  • 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 Kontras
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