Kontu Surname

267,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Finland

Kontu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kontu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia7321:180,66817,400
India5091:1,507,00556,614
Finland1541:35,6934,617
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kontu (279) may also be a first name.

Kontu Last Name Facts

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

Kontu (Hindi: कोंटू, Russian: Конту) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kontu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 267,663rd most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,994,891 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Kontu are found; 49 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 49 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kontu is also the 531,524th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 279 people.

It is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 732 people, or 1 in 180,668. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: North Sulawesi, where 72 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 22 percent reside and Gorontalo, where 4 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in India, where 35 percent reside and Finland, where 11 percent reside.

Kontu Last Name Statistics demography

Kontu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning $47,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kontou914,424/
Kontus91164/
Kontuş9172/
Kontuľ9152/
Kontuš9139/
Kountu9134/
Konttu911/
Kontau911/
Kontui911/
Kontush83242/
Khonthu83147/
Kountou83115/
Gkontou8347/
Kointau8335/
Kontusz8329/
Kontout8326/
Koontud8319/
Kountud833/
Kontous832/
Kontuss831/
Kounteu831/
Kgonthu831/
Kosintu831/
Kantu8010,952/
Contu807,597/
Kuntu801,660/
Kontó8034/
Kosinthu7778/
Gkountou7743/
Kontusch7731/
Kontauts776/
Kotentou774/
Kounteus771/
Kontautė771/
Kountheu771/
Khoontup771/
Kantou73727/
Kunttu73657/
Kanthu73448/
Kontoe73348/
Contou73209/
Kauntu73198/
Khantu73137/
Kantau73100/
Contau7323/
Kunthu7322/
Kuntau7320/
Contus7316/
Kanttu7315/
Kaantu7312/
Kuntuy739/
Kontoo738/
Kantuh738/
Conteu737/
Kantui736/
Kuntud736/
Komtui735/
Kuntui734/
Conttu733/
Komtut732/
Kanntu731/
Komthu731/
Kuntuu731/
Kantuu731/
Kanteu731/
K'Untu731/
Komteu731/
Komtuh731/
Kuintu731/
Contuy731/
Khuntu731/
Comntu731/
Kantup730/
Conthu730/
Kontuľová7148/
Contoux67319/
Contout67130/
Contaut67122/
Contaux6754/
Gkantou6730/
Kantaut6721/
Kuntusz6717/
Kanthou6714/
Kantout6712/
Kantouh677/
Khantud677/
Khantui676/
Cointau674/
Khantut673/
Kauntui672/
Countou672/
Kanthau672/
Kantouj671/
Kaanthu671/
Khantuz671/
Contaus671/
Khanntu671/
Contous671/
Kontoeh671/
Contaud671/
Khantau671/
Kanteuh671/
Kuinteu671/
Khomtui671/
Khontoe671/
Khuntui671/
Contuss670/
Countus670/

Kontu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kontu in the Hindi language
कोंटूkontu75
कोन्तूkontu25
Kontu in the Russian language
Контуkontu-

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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 Kontu
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