Kanta Surname

5,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Niger

Kanta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India47,6991:16,0811,296
Niger23,6801:810127
Bangladesh10,4541:15,2441,163
Mali9,1641:1,852175
Thailand4,7221:14,9591,078
Nigeria1,2471:142,0559,092
Indonesia1,1291:117,13811,854
Zambia9211:17,2091,927
Greece6791:16,3182,269
Benin4151:24,9053,327
DR Congo3971:186,09518,831
Czechia2961:35,9245,894
United States2751:1,318,03292,126
Hungary2361:41,5944,445
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Pakistan551:3,248,07125,480
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
Ivory Coast371:623,54718,271
Slovakia341:156,95427,796
Turkey331:2,358,22575,877
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Liberia251:176,34112,123
England241:2,321,58686,519
Austria241:354,81038,119
Burkina Faso201:917,6059,572
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Nepal171:1,675,3507,547
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Senegal101:1,457,9343,873
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Guinea91:1,314,8691,461
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
France61:11,070,454349,096
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kanta (448,976) may also be a first name.

Kanta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanta (Bengali: কান্ত, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﺘﻰ, Hindi: कान्ता, Marathi: कांता, Oriya: କା, Russian: Канта, Tibetan: ཀཱན་ཏ་) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanta is the 5,546th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 71,363 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Kanta reside; 57 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,274th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 448,976 people.

Kanta is most frequent in India, where it is held by 47,699 people, or 1 in 16,081. In India Kanta is primarily found in: Haryana, where 14 percent are found, Delhi, where 11 percent are found and Odisha, where 10 percent are found. Beside India Kanta exists in 76 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 23 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 10 percent are found.

Kanta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kanta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kanta surname expanded 27,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kanta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kanta last name are 1.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.35% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kanta earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 170.56% more than the national average, earning 936,340 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.49% less than the national average, earning R 198,456 per year and in United States they earn 4.65% more than the national average, earning $45,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kantha9111,771/
Khanta912,916/
Kantai911,586/
Kantah91307/
Kantay91239/
Kainta91166/
Kaanta91130/
Kantau91100/
Kantta9170/
Kannta9164/
Kganta9139/
Gkanta9126/
Kantaa9123/
Kaunta919/
Kantea915/
Kkanta914/
Keanta913/
Kantoa912/
Kanhta912/
Kantaj911/
Hkanta911/
Kantaâ911/
Kandta911/
Khantha834,392/
Khantai83336/
Kanthai83141/
Kantaya83109/
Khaenta8394/
Khantaj8347/
Kantaiy8339/
Gkantas8335/
Kaintas8334/
Khantah8333/
Kaintha8327/
Kantaut8321/
Kanthay8310/
Kaantha8310/
Kantaja839/
Kantaha838/
Kauntay837/
Kantait835/
Kauntas834/
Kantoha834/
Khainta834/
Kanttas832/
Kanthau832/
Keantha831/
Kainnta831/
Kaintoa831/
Kacenta831/
Kaantah831/
Kantajh831/
Khantay831/
Khantau831/
Kanteha831/
Kantaay831/
Kanhtha831/
Hkhanta831/
Khantea831/
Keaunta830/
Kante80239,298/
Kanti8054,613/
Konta8023,789/
Kanto809,911/
Canta807,598/
Kanté806,959/
Kanty801,120/
Kantó80122/
Qanta8034/
Kantj801/
Khanthap77754/
Khantaai77173/
Katentha77131/
Kanthaya7761/
Kanthaai7751/
Khantash7730/
Kanthaup7728/
Khanthai7728/
Kanthaja7716/
Khantait7713/
Khantaya7713/
Kanthaus7710/
Kantahat778/
Kanthaia776/
Kanntaya774/
Keanthai774/
Kanthait773/
Kateenta773/
Kanthaha772/
Khanthat772/
Kattinta771/
Khantahe771/
Kantauts771/
Kanthach771/
Kantaaye771/
Kainthai771/
Khanthas771/
Kounta7311,730/
Kanteh737,398/
Kanthi737,177/
Khanti733,664/
Keunta732,021/
Kanthe731,881/
Khante731,449/
Cantea731,182/
Cantay73862/
Kantee73805/
Kantou73727/
Cantat73677/
Cantau73577/
Kaanti73478/
Cainta73295/
Keinta73284/
Cantoa73251/
Kontha73229/
Kantiy73180/
Kantti73157/
Kantho73152/
Qantas73148/
Kanthy73126/
Kantej73125/
Gkonta73123/
Kainte73101/
Kointa7394/
Khonta7391/
Kantey7383/
Kantei7375/
Cantas7368/
Khanto7367/
Cantaz7366/
Kantyo7366/
Kontea7363/
Kainti7353/
Kannti7351/
Gkanti7342/
Cantha7341/
Kantio7340/
Kantie7337/
Kaunte7334/
Kontaz7333/
Khanty7330/
Kontai7325/
Kamtah7325/
Quanta7324/
Kantoo7324/
Kantoš7321/
Khenta7318/
Kantte7314/
Kantih7314/
Kainto7314/
Cantap7314/
Kaanto7312/
Kamtat7312/
Kontta7310/
Qantah7310/
Cantai7310/
Kantoi739/
Koonta739/
Kainty739/
Qantha739/
Kantoj738/
Kaunto738/
Kontay737/
Cantúa737/
Kantui736/
Kantoz736/
Kantoh736/
Kontah735/
Kkanti735/
Kantep735/
Kantii734/
Kaante734/
Kaunti734/
Qantaj734/
Kamtea733/
Kantiz733/
Kannte732/
Kontaa732/
Kasnti732/
Kantty732/
Keanti732/
Keanty732/
Kamtap732/
Kanhti732/
Kantuo732/
Cantad732/
Kamnte732/
Kahnte731/
Kamtta731/
Kanthj731/
Cantta731/
Cannta731/
Kantão731/
Kajnto731/
Kanteu731/
Kantez731/
Kanthé731/
Kantyś731/
Kamnto731/
K'Anti731/
Kontau731/
Qantat731/
Gkante731/
Cantùa731/
Caunta731/
Kantyi731/
Kannto731/
Cantah731/
Ckonta731/
Kamtaa731/
Kamtad731/
Hkanto731/
Kaanty730/
Khanthaya7141/
Khantahat7116/
Khanthait712/
Khantahad712/
Kanthahad712/
Kanthahat712/
Kantheath711/
Khanthach711/
Khontha673,066/
Khantho672,313/
Khantee671,136/
Khanthi67845/
Cantais67689/
Canteau67500/
Khanthahat67340/
Cauntay67245/
Gkounta67151/
Gkantis67114/
Kanthed67107/
Khanted6797/
Gkantos6796/
Kaineti6792/
Khaunte6780/
Cantaut6766/
Khantei6761/
Caineta6757/
Khamtap6755/
Kanthiy6744/
Casenta6743/
Cantaux6742/
Konttas6741/
Kuontay6740/
Kointau6735/
Kountas6733/
Gkantou6730/
Kaunthe6723/
Kauntey6723/
Konttaz6722/
Kontach6722/
Casinta6719/
Cantaud6718/
Kantysh6717/
Kanthou6714/
Koontha6714/
Cheanta6714/
Khounta6713/
Kantout6712/
Kantopf6712/
Kountha6711/
Khantoo6710/
Khantij679/
Kanthee679/
Quantas678/
Cantoha678/
Khentha678/
Kantouh677/
Khantot677/
Kaantis677/
Kaanthi676/
Khantui676/
Khoonta676/
Kanthti675/
Kanthei675/
Kanthie675/
Kountai675/
Konthai675/
Kanteth674/
Kahante674/
Ckantoi674/
Kontasz674/
Cantaya674/
Canthau674/
Cantuha674/
Khamnte674/
Konthad674/
Koontoa674/
Kantedh673/
Kontaya673/
Khantyo673/
Kanthod672/
Kaunter672/
Khannte672/
Khantey672/
Kauntui672/
Khantto672/
Kasnter672/
Kaszęta672/
Kountat672/
Kantouj671/
Katnthe671/
Kaumtai671/
Kauntiz671/
Kaantti671/
Kheinta671/
Keuntha671/
Khandte671/
Khantod671/
Kamtahe671/
Kanthii671/
Kanthio671/
Kantoth671/
Kantthi671/
Kkantti671/
Quantaa671/
Quantai671/
Konttha671/
Ckantti671/
Kantieh671/
Quantea671/
Kantioy671/
Keantio671/
Khainti671/
Katinte671/
Khant'i671/
Khanteh671/
Kaintey671/
Kacente671/
Kahanto671/
Kanteuh671/
Kontash671/
Konthoa671/
Quantah671/
Quantay671/
Gkainte671/
Cacinta671/
Cahanta671/
Camntaj671/
Cauntau671/
Khantje671/
Kantees671/
Kamthap671/
Kahntoo671/
Kointha671/
Kontath671/
Khahanthai671/
Khamtad671/
Khamtah671/
Khamtau671/
Khantahatt671/
Khanthahad671/
Khanthy671/
Khantoh671/
Khantyhova671/
Khannti671/
Khontad671/
Khontas671/
Kheanti671/
Kandter670/
Kantter670/
Kantopp670/

Kanta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanta in the Marathi language
कांताkanta95.76
कान्ताkanta0.88
काताkata0.39
कांन्ताkannta0.23
कांतkanta0.11
ीकांतikanta0.06
कंटाkanta0.05
काटेkate0.04
कंताkanta0.04
कान्हाkanha0.03
कानताkanata0.02
कांटाkanta0.02
शांताsanta0.02
शांतsanta0.02
कांतीkanti0.02
कानूkanu0.01
कानुkanu0.01
कटkata0.01
कनkana0.01
कंकkanka0.01
कातांkatam0.01
कातkata0.01
कन्ताkanta0.01
िकतikata0.01
काँताkamta0.01
अनापanapa0
कानबाkanaba0
कांनाkanna0
पंतpanta0
अंतूantu0
कान्तूkantu0
कांञाkanna0
आणापाanapa0
िकणikana0
कांऩ्ताkannta0
ंकांताnkanta0
कान्टाkanta0
कणेkane0
कंतkanta0
खंतेkhante0
कांंताkamnta0
कानुटेkanute0
कणर्kanar0
अंतुantu0
कांजाkanja0
कानाkana0
खानkhana0
कणीkani0
का्ताkata0
कनबाkanaba0
आन्तुantu0
कताkata0
कंदkanda0
आञामanama0
कैनkaina0
कनाटेkanate0
कणाहkanaha0
अकतakata0
कांटेkante0
कांचाkanca0
आकातakata0
कुांताkuanta0
कांगkanga0
अंत्याantya0
कंटेkante0
जंताjanta0
अंतanta0
कटेkate0
णांतnanta0
ांताanta0
कांता़kanta0
कटूkatu0
़कांताkanta0
कांन्kann0
Kanta in the Hindi language
कान्ताkanta81.75
कांताkanta13.83
कन्ताkanta3.19
कान्तkanta0.49
कंताkanta0.42
कानताkanata0.15
कनताkanata0.03
कांटाkanta0.02
कंाताkamata0.01
कान्टाkanta0.01
कन्टाkanta0.01
कान्त्ाkanta0.01
कन्तkanta0
काऩ्ताkanta0
चन्ताcanta0
कन्तीkanti0
वन्ताvanta0
कान्तिkanti0
ंकांताnkanta0
कांतkanta0
कानाkana0
लालlala0
कामताkamata0
मीनाmina0
कान्तांkantam0
ललिताlalita0
कान्तााkantaa0
काऩ्ताkanta0
कनkana0
कॉन्ताkonta0
काऩ्तkanta0
चन्दाcanda0
क़ान्ताqanta0
शान्तीsanti0
अनीताanita0
कॉताkota0
गीताgita0
क्रान्ताkranta0
ेकान्ताekanta0
कॉंताkonta0
कान्तीkanti0
कांन्ताkannta0
कण्टाkanta0
कंटाkanta0
काँताkamta0
Kanta in the Bengali language
কান্তkanta81.12
কান্তাkanta17.84
কান্তোkanto0.21
কন্টkanta0.21
কণ্ঠkantha0.21
Kanta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻧﺘﻰkanty50
ﻛﻨﺘﻪknth50
Kanta in the Oriya language
କାka41.42
କମଳାkamala10.1
କାାkaa6.29
ରଜନୀrajani5.31
ପଧାନpadhana2.74
ନଳିନୀnalini2.31
େଜନାejana1.98
ରାଉତra'uta1.4
ପାତpata1.3
ରଣାrana0.47
େଯନାeyana0.47
କାଣ୍ତkanta0.43
ରଥratha0.38
କରkara0.35
ରତିrati0.25
ପତିpati0.18
ନାଥnatha0.14
ପାଣିpani0.12
ଅନିଲanila0.11
େହାତାehata0.08
ମଣିmani0.08
ଲଳିତlalita0.08
ତାରାtara0.07
କାତାିkatai0.06
କଂଟାkanta0.06
କଟାkata0.06
ହାତୀhati0.06
ଲଲିତlalita0.05
ମମତାmamata0.05
ଲଲିତାlalita0.04
ଜାନିjani0.04
େସନାesana0.04
ହଂସhansa0.04
ସତଯ୍satay0.04
ସବିତାsabita0.04
ଲତାlata0.04
କନକkanaka0.04
ରଇତra'ita0.04
ସୁନିତାsunita0.04
ଜଗତjagata0.04
ରଜତrajata0.04
ବାଡତାbadata0.03
ମାଣିକmanika0.03
କାଂତkanta0.03
େଜୖନejana0.03
ପାନନpanana0.03
ରାଣୀrani0.03
ନଳିତାnalita0.03
ଯାନୀyani0.03
ଜାନୀjani0.03
କଁଟାkamta0.03
ହାତିhati0.03
ପବିତpabita0.03
ଶରତsarata0.03
ପାନpana0.03
ଭକ୍ତbhakta0.03
ସାବତsabata0.03
ଯାନିyani0.03
ଜତିjati0.02
ବନିତାbanita0.02
ବନbana0.02
ଧନdhana0.02
ଜାନାjana0.02
ରତୀrati0.02
କଲତାkalata0.02
କାଆାkaaa0.02
େସଣesana0.02
ମାଟାmata0.02
ପାଟpata0.02
କାାତାିkaatai0.02
କବିତାkabita0.02
ରାଊତra'uta0.02
ଅଜିତajita0.02
ବନୀତାbanita0.02
ତାଣ୍ତିtanti0.01
ବିନତାbinata0.01
ୟଂକାyanka0.01
ଦନାରdanara0.01
ଠଣthana0.01
ରାଉତ୍ra'ut0.01
ଇାଣିiani0.01
କଲ୍ତାkalta0.01
ଭଂଜbhanja0.01
ସଂିତsamita0.01
କଣ୍ଚାkanca0.01
ପଣବpanaba0.01
ମହତmahata0.01
ଭାଟାbhata0.01
କାପାkapa0.01
କ'ିତ୍ka'it0.01
ଆପଟapata0.01
ଜନାର୍janar0.01
ସରତsarata0.01
କାହ୍ାkaha0.01
ଦଏତାda'eta0.01
ଅଠାatha0.01
ଭକ୍ତାbhakta0.01
ପାଟାpata0.01
କନିଜkanija0.01
ମନିଷାmanisa0.01
ସୁନୀତାsunita0.01
କାତ୍ାkata0.01
ଅନୀତାanita0.01
ଜଟିଆjati'a0.01
ବାନାଏbana'e0.01
କଲାkala0.01
ମଥାmatha0.01
ଲଳୀତାlalita0.01
ରଣrana0.01
ଅମିତାamita0.01
ଦାନୀdani0.01
ଅନନ୍ଦାananda0.01
ବନିକbanika0.01
ସତୀsati0.01
କାନ୍ାkana0.01
ଆନୀତାanita0.01
େସନesana0.01
ପମିତpamita0.01
କଏନାka'ena0.01
ସତsata0.01
ମନିmani0.01
ପଣୟpanaya0.01
ଯତୀyati0.01
ତପtapa0.01
ଖତkhata0.01
ବାନାbana0.01
କଂସkansa0.01
ଗନିକganika0.01
କାାନାkaana0.01
ଅମିତamita0.01
ଅନକାanaka0.01
ଅାନୀaani0.01
ଯଜ୍ଞyajna0.01
େଲଟelata0.01
କୟାkaya0.01
ଉାଉତua'uta0.01
କହkaha0.01
ବଟୁbatu0.01
ସଞୟsanaya0.01
ଲାାନାlaana0.01
ରଣଷranasa0.01
ଅନରanara0.01
ପାଣ୍େତpaneta0.01
ପଣ୍ଡ଼ାpanra0.01
ଅୀନaina0.01
ଅନିଲ୍anil0.01
ତନୁtanu0.01
ନନତାnanata0.01
ମାତାmata0.01
ୟତାyata0.01
ଅମାତamata0.01
ଯଇନya'ina0.01
ସତିsati0.01
ଅନୀଳanila0.01
ଜନତାjanata0.01
ସନୁsanu0.01
ପାୟତpayata0.01
କଳାkala0.01
ରଉତra'uta0.01
ମାନନ୍ାmanana0.01
େବୖତebata0.01
କିତkita0.01
କଣ୍ତାkanta0.01
ଅମୃତamrta0.01
ପଣ୍ତାpanta0.01
କର୍ାkara0.01
ମତିmati0.01
ସସିତାsasita0.01
ବନଜbanaja0.01
କବାଟkabata0.01
ଅଶିତasita0.01
ମନୁmanu0.01
ଅନୀଲanila0.01
ପାଣୀpani0.01
ରଶିତାrasita0.01
େବନebana0.01
ଘଣାghana0.01
ରାଉତାra'uta0.01
କାରkara0.01
ମାନmana0.01
କାକ଼୍ାkaqa0.01
ଅନିତାanita0.01
ତାଡtada0.01
ମାଟିmati0.01
ବତୀbati0.01
ନମିତାnamita0.01
ମତୀmati0.01
ଲଳିତାlalita0.01
କାନ୍ତkanta0.01
ମାନସmanasa0.01
ମୁଣ୍ତାmunta0.01
ଯତିyati0.01
େସଟesata0.01
କାଂତାkanta0.01
କାଵ୍ାkava0.01
ଭତାbhata0.01
Kanta in the Tibetan language
ཀཱན་ཏ་kenta33.96
ཀན་ཀྲ་kentra28.3
ཀན་ཏ་kenta26.42
ཀན་ཏkenta3.77
ཀཱན་རྟ་kenta1.89
ཀར་ཀྲ་kartra1.89
ཀན་ཀྲkentra1.89
ཀན་ཏ།kenta1.89
Kanta in the Russian language
Кантаkanta-

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