Kantaka Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Kantaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kantaka (45) may also be a first name.
Kantaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kantaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kantaka (Hindi: कंतका, Marathi: कांतका, Oriya: କାାକା) occurs most in Benin. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kantaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Kantaka reside; 27 percent reside in West Africa and 27 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kantaka is also the 1,504,468th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 45 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,722,600. In Benin it is most common in: Donga Department, where 100 percent reside. Barring Benin this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kantaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kantaka in the Hindi language | ||
| कंतका | kantaka | - |
| Kantaka in the Oriya language | ||
| କାାକା | kaaka | 66.67 |
| କାଣ୍ତାକା | kantaka | 33.33 |
| Kantaka in the Marathi language | ||
| कांतका | kantaka | 50 |
| कन्तका | kantaka | 25 |
| कांताका | kantaka | 25 |
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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 Kantaka
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