Kantaka Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Kantaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantaka in the Hindi language
कंतकाkantaka-
Kantaka in the Oriya language
କାାକାkaaka66.67
କାଣ୍ତାକାkantaka33.33
Kantaka in the Marathi language
कांतकाkantaka50
कन्तकाkantaka25
कांताकाkantaka25

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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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  • 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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