Kontev Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Kontev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 46 | 1:151,715 | 8,674 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kontev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kontev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kontev (Marathi: तेव, Russian: Контев) is most common in Bulgaria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kontev click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kontev? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,530,696th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Kontev reside; 79 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
It is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 151,715. In Bulgaria Kontev is most frequent in: Sofia City Province, where 52 percent are found, Burgas Province, where 35 percent are found and Dobrich Province, where 9 percent are found. Not including Bulgaria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Konteev | 92 | 184 | / |
| Kontaev | 92 | 80 | / |
| Kontiev | 92 | 47 | / |
| Konteva | 92 | 46 | / |
| Kontoev | 92 | 42 | / |
| Gkonteva | 86 | 22 | / |
| Kosentev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kontov | 83 | 33 | / |
| Kantev | 83 | 17 | / |
| Konteb | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kantaev | 77 | 722 | / |
| Kanteev | 77 | 541 | / |
| Kantiev | 77 | 52 | / |
| Konteft | 77 | 46 | / |
| Kanteva | 77 | 19 | / |
| Contiev | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kantoev | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khomtev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanteiv | 77 | 1 | / |
| Conteva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khontew | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khantaev | 71 | 207 | / |
| Khanteev | 71 | 36 | / |
| Khentaev | 71 | 10 | / |
| Cosintev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khantiev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kasintev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasentev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanteva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kantov | 67 | 124 | / |
| Kantav | 67 | 123 | / |
| Kantiv | 67 | 5 | / |
| Contef | 67 | 1 | / |
Kontev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kontev in the Marathi language | ||
| तेव | teva | - |
| Kontev in the Russian language | ||
| Контев | kontev | - |
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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 Kontev
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