How common is the surname Conteh?

1,728 people in the United States had the surname Conteh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,672 Americans. It ranked 16,593rd of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Conteh most common?

Wikidata records people named Conteh in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Conteh getting more or less common?

More common. 842 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,728 in 2010, up 105%.

The surname Conteh

A surname, carried by 1,728 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Conteh is more common than 89.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,728 people named Conteh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 178,672 Americans. That is up 105% since 2000, when the Census counted 842.

#16,593

rank among US surnames

1,728

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+105.2%

change since 2000 (was #27,049)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,586	Curto	1,729	178,569
#16,593	Bruneau	1,728	178,672
#16,601	Rapier	1,727	178,776

Who is named Conteh

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Conteh identified as Black (not Hispanic), 1.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 96%
White (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Two or more races 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Contehs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Conteh
British boxer, born 1951

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Conteh

Conteh has the Soundex code C530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C530.

Questions

How common is the surname Conteh?: 1,728 people in the United States had the surname Conteh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,672 Americans. It ranked 16,593rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Conteh?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Conteh identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Conteh?: John Conteh, British boxer.
Where is the surname Conteh most common?: Wikidata records people named Conteh in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Conteh getting more or less common?: More common. 842 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,728 in 2010, up 105%.