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
Kontay (Hindi: कौन्तेय) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kontay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kontay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kontay is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name 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 widespread forename on earth, borne by 8 people.
The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is most common in: Telangana, where 60 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent reside. Barring India Kontay occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 14 percent reside and Niger, where 14 percent reside.
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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