Kontuev Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Kontuev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kontuev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Kontuev Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kontuev Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kontuev (Georgian: კონტუევ, Russian: Контуев) occurs most in Russia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kontuev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Kontuev live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 87 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Kontuev is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 5,543,194. In Russia Kontuev is primarily concentrated in: Yaroslavl Oblast, where 54 percent are found, Stavropol Krai, where 31 percent are found and Komi Republic, where 4 percent are found. Besides Russia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Georgia, where 13 percent are found and Ukraine, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Konteev86184/
Kantuev8681/
Kontaev8680/
Kontiev8647/
Kontoev8642/
Kuntuev868/
Konduev865/
Kontyev864/
Khantuev8074/
Konteyev8011/
Kontiyev801/
Konteyeva753/
Kantaev71722/
Kanteev71541/
Kanduev7164/
Kantiev7152/
Kunduev7111/
Kantyev718/
Contiev712/
Kantoev712/
Kanteiv711/
Khantaev67207/
Khanduev67102/
Kantayev6740/
Khanteev6736/
Khantyev674/
Kanteyev672/
Khantiev672/
Kantiyev671/
Khantujv671/
Konteyef671/
Kantejev671/
Kantaiev671/
Khamtuev671/
Kántájev671/

Kontuev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kontuev in the Georgian language
კონტუევkontuev50
კონტუევიkontuevi50
Kontuev in the Russian language
Контуевkontuev-

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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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  • 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 Kontuev
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