Kantao Surname
Approximately 2,934 people bear this surname
Kantao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2,646 | 1:6,413 | 401 |
| Burkina Faso | 143 | 1:128,336 | 3,544 |
| Indonesia | 68 | 1:1,944,841 | 122,869 |
| Japan | 40 | 1:3,196,107 | 33,800 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kantao (283) may also be a first name.
Kantao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kantao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kantao (Marathi: कांतराव) is more commonly found in Mali than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kantao? popularity and diffusion
Kantao is the 150,357th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,483,826 people. The surname Kantao occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kantao reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 526,385th most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 283 people.
It is most prevalent in Mali, where it is held by 2,646 people, or 1 in 6,413. Without taking into account Mali it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 5 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khantao | 92 | 133 | / |
| Kantaou | 92 | 6 | / |
| Keantao | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kanthao | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kantaho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kanttao | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kanthaoo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Keanthao | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kanthaho | 86 | 2 | / |
| Khanthao | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khaentao | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kantaoup | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kantaoop | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ckanthao | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kontao | 83 | 8,199 | / |
| Cantao | 83 | 2,992 | / |
| Kantoa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kamtao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khanthaho | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kanthaoop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cauntao | 77 | 348 | / |
| Kountao | 77 | 7 | / |
| Cantaoi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kontaou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kantoha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khentao | 77 | 3 | / |
| Quantao | 77 | 2 | / |
| Canttao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kamthao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cantaeo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Canthao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kantoua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cantaou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaintoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khontao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khenthao | 71 | 246 | / |
| Kantayya | 71 | 55 | / |
| Kantaiya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kountaou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kantajha | 71 | 7 | / |
| Contao | 67 | 286 | / |
| Cantoa | 67 | 251 | / |
| Kanthaiya | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kanthayya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kainetoua | 67 | 1 | / |
Kantao Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kantao in the Marathi language | ||
| कांतराव | kantarava | - |
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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 Kantao
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