Find out how popular the last name Konaté is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Konaté.

Konaté, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Konaté surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Konaté in America

Konaté is the 38691st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Konaté surname appeared 571 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Konaté.

We can also compare 2010 data for Konaté to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Konaté

The surname Konate is of West African origin, specifically from the region of present-day Mali. It dates back to the medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century, during the reign of the Mali Empire. The name is derived from the Mandinka word "konate," which means "born on a Friday" or "child of Friday."

One of the earliest recorded references to the name Konate can be found in the written accounts of Ibn Battuta, a renowned Moroccan explorer and scholar who visited the Mali Empire in the 14th century. In his travelogue, he mentions encountering individuals bearing the name Konate during his travels through the region.

The name Konate has been associated with several notable historical figures over the centuries. One of the earliest prominent individuals with this surname was Sundiata Keita, also known as Mari Djata or Lion Prince, who was the founder and first emperor of the Mali Empire in the early 13th century. Some accounts suggest that he may have been born to a woman from the Konate family.

Another influential figure bearing the Konate name was Mansa Musa, the ninth mansa (emperor) of the Mali Empire, who reigned from 1312 to 1337. He is renowned for his famous pilgrimage to Mecca, during which his lavish spending and distribution of gold helped raise awareness of the wealth and power of the Mali Empire in the broader Islamic world.

In the 19th century, Samori Ture, also known as Samory Touré or Samori Konate, was a prominent West African ruler and military leader who founded the Wassoulou Empire in present-day Guinea. He fiercely resisted French colonial expansion in the region until his eventual capture and exile in 1898.

In more recent times, Sekou Toure, born in 1922 and died in 1984, was the first President of Guinea after the country gained independence from France in 1958. He was a prominent political figure and leader of the Guinean Democratic Party.

It is worth noting that the name Konate may have variations in spelling, such as Konaté, Konata, or Konah, depending on the region and language. Additionally, the name may have been associated with specific clans or families within the Mali Empire and its surrounding areas, reflecting the cultural and social significance of the name in those regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Konaté

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Konaté.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Konaté was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Konaté has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Konaté was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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