Kostay Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kostay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
Kostay (51) may also be a first name.
Kostay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kostay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kostay (Russian: Костай) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kostay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Kostay are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 51 people.
This surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia Kostay is most common in: Moscow, where 100 percent are found. Beside Russia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 33 percent are found and Georgia, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kostay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kostay in the Russian language | ||
| Костай | kostaj | - |
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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 Kostay
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