Kantana Surname
Approximately 1,186 people bear this surname
Kantana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 631 | 1:111,947 | 16,435 |
| Namibia | 272 | 1:8,858 | 1,713 |
| India | 106 | 1:7,236,466 | 158,262 |
| Indonesia | 85 | 1:1,555,873 | 103,724 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Kantana (2,444) may also be a first name.
Kantana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kantana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kantana (Hindi: कंताना, Marathi: कांताना, Oriya: କାାନା, Russian: Кантана) is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kantana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 316,181st most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,144,642 people. The last name Kantana occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Kantana reside; 60 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 53 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 149,710th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 2,444 people.
The surname is most widely held in Thailand, where it is held by 631 people, or 1 in 111,947. In Thailand Kantana is primarily concentrated in: Phrae Province, where 36 percent live, Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 16 percent live and Amnat Charoen Province, where 16 percent live. Outside of Thailand Kantana exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 23 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kantana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kantana in the Hindi language | ||
| कंताना | kantana | - |
| Kantana in the Oriya language | ||
| କାାନା | kaana | 77.78 |
| କାୁନା | kauna | 11.11 |
| େକଶାଲ | ekasala | 11.11 |
| Kantana in the Marathi language | ||
| कांताना | kantana | 37.5 |
| कांतणा | kantana | 25 |
| कंटाना | kantana | 12.5 |
| कान्ताना | kantana | 12.5 |
| कन्तना | kantana | 12.5 |
| Kantana in the Russian language | ||
| Кантана | kantana | - |
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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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- 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 Kantana
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