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 held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kostay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kostay is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily 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 common given name world-wide, held by 51 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia Kostay is most numerous in: Moscow, where 100 percent reside. Beside Russia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 33 percent reside and Georgia, where 17 percent reside.
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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