Kantans Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Kantans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 39 | 1:52,565 | 7,946 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
Kantans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kantans Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kantans (Russian: Кантанс) occurs most in Latvia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kantans? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,506,728th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. Kantans occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kantans reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
It is most widely held in Latvia, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 52,565. In Latvia Kantans is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 49 percent are found, Latgale, where 41 percent are found and Semigallia, where 5 percent are found. Barring Latvia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kontans | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanthams | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cantons | 71 | 167 | / |
| Kontons | 71 | 21 | / |
| Contans | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cantanz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanthamshe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canteins | 67 | 28 | / |
| Contanse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cantance | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kanthonje | 63 | 4 | / |
| Quantance | 63 | 3 | / |
| Kountouns | 63 | 1 | / |
| Quamtanse | 63 | 0 | / |
| Cantanche | 63 | 0 | / |
| Quaintance | 59 | 1,644 | / |
| Contons | 57 | 23 | / |
| Camtons | 57 | 0 | / |
| Quaintaince | 56 | 3 | / |
| Contance | 53 | 18 | / |
| Cantonce | 53 | 1 | / |
| Quamtance | 50 | 0 | / |
Kantans Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kantans in the Russian language | ||
| Кантанс | kantans | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kantans
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