Kontaw Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Kontaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
Kontaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kontaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kontaw is more commonly found in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kontaw? popularity and diffusion
Kontaw is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Kontaw reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Kontaw is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,039,122. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-Bassins Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Burkina Faso it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 44 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kountaw | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kantaw | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kuntaw | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kontow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Contawe | 77 | 784 | / |
| Kontova | 77 | 251 | / |
| Kanthaw | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khantaw | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kunteaw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kontowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kontowtt | 71 | 10 | / |
| Countawe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khenthaw | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kanthawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koomthaw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaentaw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khontova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kantav | 67 | 123 | / |
| Contab | 67 | 77 | / |
| Kontov | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kantow | 67 | 19 | / |
| Cantaw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kontof | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gkountova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuntav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kantabowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kontob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamtaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuntow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koomtheaw | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kontaw
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