Kontyshev Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kontyshev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kontyshev Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Belarus

Kontyshev Demographics

Kontyshev Religious Adherence
in Belarus

Sample size: 4 (2016)

Religious Adherence
in Belarus

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Kontyshev Last Name Facts

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

Kontyshev (Russian: Контышев) occurs in Belarus more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kontyshev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Kontyshev reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Belarus, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 791,755. In Belarus Kontyshev is primarily found in: Vitebsk Region, where 67 percent live, Minsk, where 25 percent live and Grodno Region, where 8 percent live. Aside from Belarus this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 38 percent live and Ukraine, where 5 percent live.

Kontyshev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kontyshev last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kontysheva9527/
Kantyshev89402/
Kuntyshev8954/
Kontishev8916/
Kantysheva84885/
Kuntysheva8463/
Kontisheva8410/
Kuntishev785/
Kuntisheva744/
Kantisheva742/
Kantiseva672/
Kantisevs671/
Kuntyszew671/
Cantisev591/
Cantiseva561/
Kantiševs561/
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Kontyshev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kontyshev in the Russian language
Контышевkontysev-

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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 Kontyshev
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