Kontaev Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Kontaev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kontaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Kazakhstan341:520,07337,773
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Kontaev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kontaev (Georgian: კონტაევ, Russian: Контаев) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kontaev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,106,139th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Kontaev occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Kontaev are found; 45 percent are found in North Asia and 45 percent are found in Slavic North Asia.

Kontaev is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 3,351,699. In Russia Kontaev is most common in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 63 percent are found, Khabarovsk Krai, where 12 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent are found. Barring Russia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 43 percent are found and Georgia, where 1 percent are found.

Kontaev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kontaev last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Kontaev surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kontev9258/
Kantaev86722/
Konteev86184/
Kuntaev86171/
Kontiev8647/
Kontoev8642/
Kontuev8631/
Kontyev864/
Kontaep861/
Khantaev80207/
Kantayev8040/
Konteyev8011/
Khentaev8010/
Kontiyev801/
Kantaiev801/
Kantav77123/
Kontov7733/
Kantev7717/
Kantayeva7516/
Konteyeva753/
Kantajeva752/
Kauyntaev751/
Katentaev751/
Kanteev71541/
Khantav71127/
Kantuev7181/
Kantiev7152/
Kantyev718/
Kantoev712/
Contiev712/
Kanteiv711/
Khasentaev711/
Kantaew711/
Khatyntaev711/
Qantayev6777/
Khantuev6774/
Khanteev6736/
Khantyev674/
Cantayev673/
Kanteyev672/
Khantiev672/
Kántájev671/
Kantiyev671/
Konteyef671/
Quantaev671/
Kantejev671/

Kontaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kontaev in the Georgian language
კონტაევkontaev-
Kontaev in the Russian language
Контаевkontaev-

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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
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  • 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 Kontaev
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