Kantak Surname

213,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Poland

Kantak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,2521:612,67229,380
Poland2571:147,89421,152
United States2421:1,497,764102,032
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
England141:3,979,861125,553
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kantak (191) may also be a first name.

Kantak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kantak (Bengali: কন্টক, Hindi: कंटक, Marathi: कंटक, Russian: Кантак) is found most frequently in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 213,360th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,775,931 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Kantak live; 65 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kantak is also the 657,437th most frequent first name on earth, held by 191 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 1,252 people, or 1 in 612,672. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 71 percent reside, Goa, where 20 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 2 percent reside. Outside of India this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Kantak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kantak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kantak surname grew 3,025 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kantak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kantak last name are 20.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kantak earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.77% more than the national average, earning $56,856 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanthak922,070/
Khantak92541/
Kantack92138/
Kantake9223/
Kanntak921/
Khanthak86512/
Kanthack86359/
Kanthake8653/
Kaintake865/
Khantake861/
Kontak83550/
Cantak8365/
Kantac8352/
Kantok836/
Kantax831/
Kantakova8065/
Kachintak801/
Khantakhe801/
Kantoke7721/
Konthak7717/
Khantag7710/
Kantoks778/
Khantac777/
Kantock776/
Kaintok776/
Kontake775/
Kontack773/
Khamtak772/
Kanthac771/
Kontakh771/
Kantoik771/
Keuntak771/
Khontak771/
Khantakova7529/
Kachintaks751/
Khachinthak71270/
Kanthook7118/
Quanthak711/
Kocentak711/
Koonthak711/
Kontakova6780/
Camtak6719/
Kontax6712/
Contak6711/
Cantok6711/
Kantog674/
Kontac674/
Kontag672/
Cantag671/
Cantac671/
Kantoc671/

Kantak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantak in the Bengali language
কন্টকkantaka-
Kantak in the Marathi language
कंटकkantaka96.43
कांतकkantaka0.73
कटकkataka0.49
कांतkanta0.32
मीकांतmikanta0.16
कांटकkantaka0.16
कटंकkatanka0.16
कािन्तकkaintaka0.08
Kantak in the Hindi language
कंटकkantaka92.31
आरara7.69
Kantak in the Russian language
Кантакkantak-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kantak
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