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    The surname Kontos

    A surname, carried by 1,621 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K532

    Kontos: #17,406 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Kontos #17,406, 1,621 people Kontos: #17,406 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kontos #17,406, 1,621 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kontos is more common than 89.3% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,621 people named Kontos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 190,466 Americans. That is up 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,257.

    #17,406
    rank among US surnames
    1,621
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +29%
    change since 2000 (was #19,806)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,398Olaughlin1,622190,349
    #17,406Beaudette1,621190,466

    Who is named Kontos

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

    93% of people named Kontos identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.4%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Kontoss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Chris Kontos
      American drummer, born 1968

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Kontos

    Kontos has the Soundex code K532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K532.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Kontos?
    1,621 people in the United States had the surname Kontos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,466 Americans. It ranked 17,406th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kontos?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Kontos identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Kontos?
    Chris Kontos, American drummer.
    Where is the surname Kontos most common?
    Wikidata records people named Kontos in the United States.
    Is the surname Kontos getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,257 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,621 in 2010, up 29%.