Chontaev Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Chontaev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrgyzstan | 14 | 1:426,618 | 34,019 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
Chontaev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chontaev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chontaev (Russian: Чонтаев) is borne by more people in Kyrgyzstan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chontaev? popularity and diffusion
Chontaev is the 3,798,600th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Chontaev reside; 52 percent reside in Central Asia and 52 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.
The last name Chontaev is most frequently used in Kyrgyzstan, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 426,618. In Kyrgyzstan it is most frequent in: Jalal-Abad Region, where 64 percent live, Chüy Region, where 29 percent live and Osh, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Kyrgyzstan this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 48 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chontoev | 88 | 60 | / |
| Chentaev | 88 | 37 | / |
| Shontaev | 88 | 21 | / |
| Chantaev | 88 | 14 | / |
| Zhontaev | 88 | 2 | / |
| Hontayev | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chonteev | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tchantaev | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chontov | 80 | 15 | / |
| Hantaev | 80 | 15 | / |
| Jontaev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zhantaev | 75 | 624 | / |
| Khantaev | 75 | 207 | / |
| Shantaev | 75 | 70 | / |
| Chantuev | 75 | 51 | / |
| Chantiev | 75 | 46 | / |
| Hantayev | 75 | 18 | / |
| Hontoyev | 75 | 8 | / |
| Chanthav | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cantayev | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chantoev | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jontayev | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dzhantaev | 71 | 222 | / |
| Zhaantaev | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zhantayev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sahantaev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Santaev | 67 | 72 | / |
| Chantov | 67 | 35 | / |
| Jantaev | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chountoufe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchontoufe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zantaev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canteyv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cantauv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xantaev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chentov | 67 | 1 | / |
Chontaev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chontaev in the Russian language | ||
| Чонтаев | contaev | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chontaev
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