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 last name Kostay (Russian: Костай) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kostay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Kostay reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Kostay is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 51 people.
The surname Kostay is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Russia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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