Kontova Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Kontova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 202 | 1:54,850 | 9,111 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Kontová (107) are calculated separately.
Kontova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kontova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kontova (Russian: Контова) is found most in Greece. It may also be found as: Kontová. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kontova? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,011,991st most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Kontova reside; 82 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
The last name Kontova is most frequent in Greece, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 54,850. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Thessaly, where 41 percent live, Attica, where 33 percent live and Central Greece, where 14 percent live. Aside from Greece this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 12 percent live and Ukraine, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kontova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kontova in the Russian language | ||
| Контова | kontova | - |
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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 Kontova
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