Kantal Surname

246,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kantal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,5401:498,09425,111
Philippines521:1,946,889117,777
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kantal (508) may also be a first name.

Kantal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kantal (Bengali: কন্টল, Hindi: कन्तल, Marathi: कंटाळ, Oriya: କଣ୍ତାଲ, Russian: Канталь) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kantal.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantal? popularity and diffusion

Kantal is the 246,797th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,523,616 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kantal live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 375,473rd most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 508 people.

Kantal is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 1,540 people, or 1 in 498,094. In India Kantal is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 95 percent reside, Odisha, where 2 percent reside and Gujarat, where 1 percent reside. Aside from India this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 3 percent reside and Turkey, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanthal924,133/
Kantale921,686/
Khantal921,663/
Kaintal924/
Kanntal921/
Kainthal8657/
Khantale8642/
Kantaule8611/
Khanthal865/
Kantaale863/
Kanhtale862/
Kantasil861/
Kaintale861/
Katental861/
Kantahle861/
Cantal833,030/
Qantal8347/
Kantol8327/
Kontal8316/
Kainnthal8055/
Kantasilp8054/
Kaunthale8014/
Khanthale8010/
Khandtale807/
Kantalova802/
Kannthale801/
Kanthaale801/
Kanthhale801/
Kantole771,115/
Cantale77779/
Canthal7746/
Caintal7718/
Konthal7711/
Kanteil7710/
Kontale777/
Kountal777/
Kanthol776/
Khental774/
Kamtale773/
Quantal773/
Cantall773/
Qanthal771/
Kaintol771/
Khamtal771/
Kontail771/
Khantol771/
Khantoul71129/
Kanthole7131/
Konthale7113/
Kamtaule7110/
Kanthoul718/
Cantalle712/
Kainthol711/
Kuontale711/
Cantault711/
Koontale711/
Cantasel710/
Contal671,196/
Cantol6779/
Kontol6751/
Kasemtale672/
Camtal672/
Kontalova671/
Quaintale670/
Kosenthal670/

Kantal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantal in the Bengali language
কন্টলkantala-
Kantal in the Oriya language
କଣ୍ତାଲkantala87.1
କାାଲkaala6.45
କଣ୍ତଲ୍kantal3.23
କଁତାଲkamtala3.23
Kantal in the Hindi language
कन्तलkantala75
कन्तालkantala12.5
कंतलkantala6.25
खन्तालkhantala6.25
Kantal in the Marathi language
कंटाळkantala66.67
कांतीालkantiala33.33
Kantal in the Russian language
Кантальkantal-

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Footnotes

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