Kant Surname

3,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Kant Surname User-submission:

(Celtic) This surname means 'end of the land'. It is the name of a county in the south-east corner of England.

Kant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India145,8721:5,258468
Cambodia13,6601:1,134286
Netherlands1,7361:9,7281,281
Germany1,7121:47,0246,161
United States1,2511:289,73526,899
Mali1,1621:14,603630
Fiji9111:982114
Russia7611:189,38621,067
Turkey7511:103,6248,962
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
United Arab Emirates2731:33,5613,588
Canada2311:159,50516,119
Panama1871:20,9211,391
Poland1841:206,56927,445
Sweden1711:57,5834,438
Israel1441:59,4287,587
France1341:495,69269,430
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
England1231:452,99229,924
Australia1171:230,73221,761
New Zealand1111:40,7966,843
Norway1051:48,9747,020
Estonia881:15,0202,406
Pakistan791:2,261,31520,628
Italy621:986,39869,332
Finland601:91,6129,588
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Qatar531:44,4914,459
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Belarus341:279,44332,011
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Taiwan281:837,3125,934
Niger271:710,81516,981
Austria221:387,06540,442
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
China201:68,366,0783,721
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Peru191:1,672,84923,436
Scotland181:297,43413,849
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Nepal121:2,373,4138,828
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Oman41:921,9937,313
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nauru11:11,879452
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:330,38625,648

Kant (15,059) may also be a first name.

Kant Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Celtic) This surname means 'end of the land'. It is the name of a county in the south-east corner of England.

- dinn315

Kant Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kant (Arabic: كنت, Bengali: কান্ত, Hindi: कान्त, Marathi: कांत, Oriya: େଜନା, Russian: Кант, Tibetan: ཀན་) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kant.

How Common Is The Last Name Kant? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kant is the 3,291st most frequent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 42,575 people. The surname Kant occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Kant are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 46,262nd most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 15,059 people.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 145,872 people, or 1 in 5,258. In India it is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 58 percent are found, Haryana, where 8 percent are found and Delhi, where 7 percent are found. Not including India this last name exists in 114 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 8 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Kant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kant has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 823 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 683 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kant Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kant surname is chiefly Catholic (33%) in Ireland, Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kant last name are 3.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.45% registered with the political party.

The amount Kant earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.4% less than the national average, earning 282,386 kr per year; in Peru they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,702 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.61% more than the national average, earning R 291,372 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.62% more than the national average, earning $23,297,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.88% more than the national average, earning $49,138 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.84% more than the national average, earning $53,579 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kante89239,298/
Khant89180,939/
Kanth8923,979/
Kahnt892,065/
Kandt891,043/
Kanıt89383/
Kannt89276/
Kantt8992/
Kaint8979/
Kaunt8931/
Kaant8930/
Keant894/
Kcant893/
Kasnt892/
Kanht891/
Kantć891/
Kantė891/
Gkant891/
Kainth805,246/
Kanthe801,881/
Khante801,449/
Kasent80725/
Kaintz80356/
Kaints80180/
Kainte80101/
Khanth8062/
Kaanth8038/
Kaunte8034/
Kantsø8030/
Kahant8026/
Khaunt8019/
Kantte8014/
Kainet8013/
Keanth8011/
Kaunth805/
Kannth804/
Kanths804/
Kaante804/
Kandth804/
Khaant803/
Kannte802/
Kantht802/
Keanet802/
Kamnte802/
Keaunt801/
Kahnth801/
Kamnth801/
Kanndt801/
Kanthp801/
Kacent801/
Kantch801/
Kkanth801/
Kŕantz801/
Gkante801/
Katint801/
Kaantz800/
Keantz800/
Kand7512,933/
Cant758,400/
Kont752,921/
Qant7532/
Kantová73310/
Kantova73140/
Khaunte7380/
Kaunthe7323/
Khamnte734/
Kaineth733/
Keatint732/
Khannte732/
Kaintch732/
Kaisint732/
Katnthe731/
Kachent731/
Khandte731/
Kantowa731/
Kasenth731/
Katinte731/
Kainnth731/
Kacente731/
Kantsch731/
Gkainte731/
Khaints731/
Konte6739,001/
Cante6717,330/
Khand673,471/
Quant673,099/
Kandh673,048/
Kaind672,187/
Caunt671,471/
Ceant67797/
Keunt67661/
Konth67652/
Kount67351/
Katenthe67314/
Kaund67198/
Kancz67131/
Cantt6778/
Canth6761/
Kaynd6734/
Khantova6730/
Koont6730/
Kajnč6728/
Kamtz6727/
Cants6725/
Kaamt6725/
Caint6725/
Qanth6720/
Kaand6719/
Khent6716/
Kannd6714/
Khont6713/
Keint678/
Kaimt676/
Kenht676/
Kcont675/
Kahnd674/
Candt674/
Keand673/
Kančs673/
Koint672/
Kanthová672/
Caant672/
Kanththe671/
Kontt671/
Cahnt671/
Ckand671/
Kassente671/
Kachinte671/
Kontd671/
Qante671/
Hkamt671/
Khaisent671/
Cannt670/
Kohnt670/
Qantz670/
Qandt670/
Qaunt670/
Qaint670/
Kuont670/
Kangy670/
Kachintz670/

Kant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kant in the Tibetan language
ཀན་ken-
Kant in the Bengali language
কান্তkanta99.81
কন্টkanta0.19
Kant in the Marathi language
कांतkanta96.32
कान्तkanta1.89
कांताkanta0.28
कन्तkanta0.19
कंटkanta0.19
कांतीkanti0.09
कंतkanta0.09
Kant in the Hindi language
कान्तkanta80.56
कांतkanta18.92
कन्तkanta0.25
कंतkanta0.05
कान्त्kant0.03
कान्त़kanta0.02
काँतkamta0.02
कान्त्ाkanta0.01
कान्टkanta0.01
कान्तीkanti0.01
कन्टkanta0.01
कान्ताkanta0.01
कंटkanta0.01
पाण्डेpande0
कान्त़़kanta0
काऩ्तkanta0
कानत्kanat0
कांटkanta0
कॉंतkonta0
कांत्kant0
कांत़kanta0
कान्मkanma0
कॉन्तkonta0
कण्टkanta0
कान्ता़kanta0
Kant in the Oriya language
େଜନାejana25
େଜୖନ୍ejan12.5
ନାଥnatha12.5
ରାଊତra'uta12.5
ରାଉତra'uta12.5
େସଠ୍esath12.5
ପାତpata12.5
Kant in the Russian language
Кантkant-
Kant in the Arabic language
كنتknt-

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