Kantaev Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Kantaev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4481:321,70332,509
Kazakhstan2151:82,2449,571
Kyrgyzstan321:186,64518,861
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Kantaev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kantaev (Georgian: კანტაევ, Russian: Кантаев) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kantaev.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantaev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 466,165th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 10,093,554 people. The surname Kantaev is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Kantaev are found; 49 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 34 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 448 people, or 1 in 321,703. In Russia Kantaev is primarily concentrated in: Chechen Republic, where 50 percent are found, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Moscow, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Russia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 30 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 4 percent are found.

Kantaev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kantaev last name is predominantly Muslim (95%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Kantaev last name are 28.99% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 75.76% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kantaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantaev in the Georgian language
კანტაევkantaev-
Kantaev in the Russian language
Кантаевkantaev-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kantaev
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