Kontar
Kontar is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Hassan Al Kontar, Syrian refugee who was stranded at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Zoltán Kontár, Slovak professional footballer Samir Kontar, Lebanese politician
Meaning & Origin of Kontar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kontar is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Hassan Al Kontar, Syrian refugee who was stranded at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Zoltán Kontár, Slovak professional footballer Samir Kontar, Lebanese politician
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The Story of Kontar
The earliest SSA record of Kontar as a baby boy name dates back to 1977, when 6 babies received it. 1977 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Kontar — #5,123 in the national rankings. Kontar last appeared in the published SSA data in 1977, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Kontar
Phonetically similar names — useful when Kontar is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Kontor
- Counter
- Canter
- Condor
- Cantor
- Cantar
- Contr
- Kinter
- Conder
- Kanter
- Kantor
- Contar
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Kontar
Kontar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Kontar's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #5,123. Use the chart and map above to compare Kontar's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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