Escanta Surname

495,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Escanta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Escanta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador6651:23,9193,199
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Escanta Last Name Facts

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

Escanta is more frequently found in Ecuador than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Escanta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Escanta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 495,560th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 10,942,261 people. The last name Escanta occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Escanta live; 100 percent live in South America and 100 percent live in Andean South America.

The last name Escanta is most common in Ecuador, where it is held by 665 people, or 1 in 23,919. In Ecuador it is most frequent in: Imbabura Province, where 70 percent reside, Pichincha Province, where 30 percent reside and Cotopaxi Province, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Ecuador this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Spain, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ecanta9216/
Ascanta86862/
Escante8615/
Escanto861/
Escanti861/
Escamta861/
Esganta861/
Esantha861/
Hascanta803/
Ecacinta801/
Isanta77305/
Ekanta7786/
Exanta7725/
Esanto7711/
Ysanta771/
Ejanta771/
Esantos7112/
Hesanto7111/
Ekantha719/
Azcanta716/
Esconto715/
Esomnta713/
Ejantaj713/
Ecamtas713/
Ascanto712/
Hisanta711/
Jsantea711/
Ekkanta711/
Eusanto711/
Eskanti711/
Ekaanta711/
Ekkantha6765/
Iscanter676/
Jeekanta674/
Jiekanta674/
Esantosh673/
Eshkanti671/
Jisantha671/
Geskanti671/
Eschonte671/
Isahanta671/

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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
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  • 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 Escanta
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