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) is found most frequently in Latvia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kantans? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kantans is the 2,506,728th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Kantans is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kantans are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
The last name is most numerous in Latvia, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 52,565. In Latvia Kantans is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 49 percent live, Latgale, where 41 percent live and Semigallia, where 5 percent live. Not including Latvia Kantans is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 8 percent live.
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
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- 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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