Kontay Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Kontay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Kontay (8) may also be a first name.
Kontay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kontay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kontay (Hindi: कौन्तेय) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kontay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Kontay are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 8 people.
The last name is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Kontay is most frequent in: Telangana, where 60 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent live. Outside of India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent live and Niger, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kontay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kontay in the Hindi language | ||
| कौन्तेय | kaunteya | - |
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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 Kontay
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