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

Kontush (Russian: Контуш) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kontush.

How Common Is The Last Name Kontush? popularity and diffusion

Kontush is the 1,038,570th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. Kontush occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kontush reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Ukraine, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 244,746. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Zhytomyr Oblast, where 33 percent are found, Kharkiv Oblast, where 13 percent are found and Kiev, where 12 percent are found. Not including Ukraine it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 13 percent are found and Belarus, where 10 percent are found.

Kontush Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kontush last name is principally 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
  • 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 Kontush
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