Kontush Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kontush Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kontush Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1861:244,74632,262
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kontush Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kontush (Russian: Контуш) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kontush? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kontush is the 1,038,570th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Kontush are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Kontush is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 244,746. In Ukraine Kontush is most frequent in: Zhytomyr Oblast, where 33 percent live, Kharkiv Oblast, where 13 percent live and Kiev, where 12 percent live. Aside from Ukraine Kontush is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 13 percent live and Belarus, where 10 percent live.

Kontush Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kontusch9331/
Kontus92164/
Kuntush8690/
Kontusz8629/
Kontosh868/
Kontous862/
Kontuss861/
Kantush861/
Kontu831,459/
Kontushova8233/
Kantoush80616/
Kantusch8031/
Kontauts806/
Kounteus801/
Kontos7710,024/
Kontou774,424/
Kantus77176/
Kontuş7772/
Kontuľ7752/
Kuntus7752/
Kontuš7739/
Kountu7734/
Contus7716/
Kantuh778/
Kontau771/
Konttu771/
Komtuh771/
Kontui771/
Kontós771/
Hkantoush751/
Kantosh71397/
Kontoes71225/
Khonthu71147/
Kountou71115/
Gkontou7147/
Kountos7144/
Gkontos7144/
Kointau7135/
Kontout7126/
Koontud7119/
Kuntusz7117/
Kontosz718/
Kantouh717/
Kountud713/
Kantuse712/
Kanteuh711/
Kgonthu711/
Kuntuse711/
Contuse711/
Kounteu711/
Kontoeh711/
Contous711/
Contaus711/
Khantus711/
Kosintu711/
Countus710/
Contuss710/
Kantu6710,952/
Contu677,597/
Khantous6786/
Kosinthu6778/
Gkountou6743/
Kontó6734/
Kantouth6725/
Gkountos6721/
Kanthaus6710/
Kuntosch675/
Kantouch674/
Kotentou674/
Kountheu671/
Kontautė671/
Kantuuse671/
Kantauts671/
Khoontup671/

Kontush Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kontush in the Russian language
Контушkontus-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kontush
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