Chontov Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Chontov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chontov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria131:536,83923,182
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733

Chontov Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chontov Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chontov is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chontov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Chontov live; 87 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Bulgaria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 536,839. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Vratsa Province, where 69 percent live and Burgas Province, where 31 percent live. Outside of Bulgaria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 13 percent live.

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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 Chontov
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