Kantani Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Greece

Kantani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Greece181:615,54471,673
India91:85,229,487684,495
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kantani (175) may also be a first name.

Kantani Last Name Facts

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

Kantani (Hindi: कंतनी, Marathi: कांटाणी, Oriya: କାାନି) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantani? popularity and diffusion

Kantani is the 1,955,159th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 41 percent of Kantani reside; 40 percent reside in Southern Africa and 40 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kantani is also the 690,096th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 175 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,504,936. In South Africa Kantani is mostly concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 50 percent live, Free State, where 39 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 23 percent live and Greece, where 20 percent live.

Kantani Last Name Statistics demography

Kantani earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.45% less than the national average, earning R 227,064 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kantanyi9357/
Kanthani9331/
Kantanis9328/
Khantani9319/
Kantanit9319/
Kantaniy9313/
Kantanie937/
Keantani935/
Kantagni934/
Kantanid934/
Kantangi931/
Gkantani931/
Kanthanit88185/
Kanthanoi88181/
Kantanist889/
Kanthanid886/
Gkantanis884/
Kantainis883/
Kainthani881/
Kanttagni881/
Khantanis881/
Kantanioy881/
Khantanit881/
Kontani863,845/
Kantana861,186/
Kantane86236/
Cantani86175/
Kantoni8651/
Kantany8613/
Kamtani867/
Kanteni865/
Khanthanit82125/
Kantanoich821/
Kantthamni821/
Kanthana80310/
Kantanet80139/
Kanthane8093/
Kountani8047/
Khantana8046/
Kantanee8031/
Kontanis8029/
Kantanna8027/
Kamthani8024/
Kantouni8024/
Kantoniy8023/
Khentani8012/
Kamtauni8010/
Kantoeni808/
Ccantani808/
Cantanio807/
Kantanay806/
Kantaned804/
Kamtanit803/
Kontangi802/
Khantane802/
Kontanyi802/
Kantainy801/
Kantamne801/
Kanttana801/
Konthani801/
Cantanni801/
Khantoni801/
Kantanha801/
Kantonyi801/
Kantonio801/
Kauntana801/
Khamthani75279/
Khanthana75157/
Kountanis75114/
Kantounis7588/
Khamtanit7551/
Kontanist7519/
Khantanet7511/
Kantanyst7511/
Kantonist758/
Kamnteini757/
Kanthanna756/
Konthanit754/
Gkountani753/
Cantanois752/
Kanthanee752/
Kahantana751/
Kaantanna751/
Kanthange751/
Chhantani751/
Kantoynis751/
Kountagni751/
Kanthaney751/
Kanthanoy751/
Cantoni7113,445/
Kamtoni71580/
Kantona71289/
Kontoni71212/
Kountangni71165/
Kantene71126/
Kantone7198/
Cantana7176/
Contani7168/
Kontana7145/
Gkountanis7145/
Kontane7127/
Kantony7121/
Konteni7117/
Cantane7112/
Khanthomni7112/
Kheanthana716/
Canteni712/
Kantāne712/
Kantangaja711/
Komtani711/
Kanthasnay711/
Cantóni711/
Qantane711/
Qantoni711/
Kamtanh711/
Khamthanit711/
Kontonis67436/
Cantanna67266/
Kamthane6792/
Kanteene6746/
Kantouna6746/
Cantonis6743/
Gkantona6731/
Cantanhe6712/
Kamtanet6710/
Cantanes678/
Cantanha678/
Caantoni678/
Qanthane677/
Quantany676/
Kounteni675/
Kontouni675/
Kantoene674/
Kantoner672/
Koumtani672/
Cantaner672/
Kantoune672/
Kountana672/
Kantonge672/
Cantanez672/
Kamtanaj671/
Kontonio671/
Kontagne671/
Kontange671/
Kontanna671/
Contagni671/
Cantaned671/
Kountoni671/
Cantanys671/
Cantagne671/
Ccantañi671/
Kanthony671/
Khentane671/
Kamtanee671/
Konttany671/
Cantayne670/
Contanie670/
Cantonio670/

Kantani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantani in the Oriya language
କାାନିkaani52.94
ନିni23.53
କାାନୀkaani5.88
ସତନାମୀsatanami5.88
ନୀni5.88
କିଶାନkisana5.88
Kantani in the Marathi language
कांटाणीkantani40
कंटानीkantani40
कांतानीkantani20
Kantani in the Hindi language
कंतनीkantani20
कांतानीkantani20
कन्तानीkantani20
कन्तानिkantani20
कंतानीkantani20

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