Kontya Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Kontya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kontya (17) may also be a first name.
Kontya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kontya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kontya (Marathi: कोत्या) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kontya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Kontya is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Kontya live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kontya is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 17 people.
The surname Kontya is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India Kontya is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 88 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 13 percent are found. Apart from India this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khontya | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kontyo | 83 | 164 | / |
| Kontia | 83 | 59 | / |
| Kantya | 83 | 27 | / |
| Kuntya | 83 | 9 | / |
| Contya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kontja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kounteyya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khuntya | 77 | 430 | / |
| Khontyo | 77 | 90 | / |
| Khantya | 77 | 42 | / |
| Kontyos | 77 | 33 | / |
| Gkontia | 77 | 25 | / |
| Kontiah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kuintya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kountia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kunthya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khontia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gkontias | 71 | 86 | / |
| Kantayya | 71 | 55 | / |
| Koonthea | 71 | 47 | / |
| Kantaiya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Gkountia | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kaunntya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khanthya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kontogia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koonteah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuntyayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuntia | 67 | 3,257 | / |
| Kontio | 67 | 2,056 | / |
| Kantia | 67 | 176 | / |
| Kantyo | 67 | 66 | / |
| Contea | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kantja | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kanthaiya | 67 | 24 | / |
| Konteo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kanthayya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Contia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Contja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuntja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkountias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komtia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qontja | 67 | 1 | / |
Kontya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kontya in the Marathi language | ||
| कोत्या | kotya | - |
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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 Kontya
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