Kantara Surname

532,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guinea
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Kantara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guinea2021:58,583717
Greece1281:86,56114,651
India751:10,227,538196,136
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Northern Cyprus141:22,7865,518
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England71:7,959,723202,100
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Kantara (1,090) may also be a first name.

Kantara Last Name Facts

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

Kantara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﺘﺮﺍ, Hindi: कन्तरा, Marathi: कांतारा, Oriya: କାାରା, Russian: Кантара) occurs more in Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantara? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 532,873rd most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,025,653 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 37 percent of Kantara live; 36 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Mande Africa. Kantara is also the 241,726th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,090 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Guinea, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 58,583. In Guinea Kantara is most frequent in: Kankan Region, where 50 percent reside, Conakry Region, where 49 percent reside and Boké Region, where 0 percent reside. Not including Guinea Kantara is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 21 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.

Kantara Last Name Statistics demography

Kantara earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.29% more than the national average, earning $48,019 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kantaray932,386/
Kantaras93282/
Kanthara93127/
Kantaraj9332/
Khantara937/
Kantarau935/
Kaintara933/
Kantaara931/
Gkantara931/
Katntara931/
Kantairay881,870/
Kantharay88998/
Kantharap88325/
Kantharaj88211/
Gkantaras8848/
Khanthara8845/
Kantaraja8813/
Kantharai889/
Khantaraj889/
Kanthaira887/
Kainthara884/
Kantarach882/
Kantarzha881/
Kantaraaj881/
Khantaray881/
Khantarad881/
Cantara862,742/
Kantari861,080/
Qantara86956/
Kontara86379/
Kantora86138/
Kantare8647/
Kantary8638/
Kantera8625/
Kantaro8623/
Kantarj861/
Kanthairay821,235/
Kanthatrap82168/
Khantharap8248/
Kantharach8212/
Kantharaja826/
Kanthairaj824/
Kantharaya821/
Kantharajh821/
Kasinthara821/
Khantharaj821/
Kantariy807,615/
Kantaros80312/
Khantari80238/
Kanthari80193/
Kontaras80192/
Kantaure80117/
Kantarou8069/
Kantaree8064/
Kantarit8049/
Kantarot8047/
Kantharo8043/
Kantares8028/
Kantarze8023/
Kanthare8022/
Khantare8022/
Kantarod8020/
Kountara8018/
Kantargi808/
Kaantari808/
Konthara808/
Khamtara808/
Cantaraj806/
Kantaroo804/
Kantoura804/
Kaintora803/
Kantaari803/
Cantaras803/
Kantario802/
Cantaura802/
Kantared802/
Kantaroj802/
Kanteera802/
Kaintari801/
Khantaro801/
Kantaroy801/
Kantarii801/
Cantarra801/
Cantarat801/
Cantarea801/
Kantaret801/
Kanterau801/
Kamtarat801/
Kontarat801/
Koontara801/
Khantharach785/
Kachentarat781/
Kanthariy752,309/
Kantharot75409/
Kamtharap75317/
Khamthara75307/
Gkountara75186/
Kantharos75100/
Kantarzhi7580/
Khantharo7562/
Kantarzhy7555/
Kantouras7553/
Khanthari7549/
Kantharet7538/
Kaintaris7523/
Kountaras7512/
Kaintoora7510/
Kantharod759/
Khantaree756/
Khantaros756/
Kaintoura755/
Kantarojd755/
Khantarot755/
Khantasri755/
Kaantaari753/
Kasentaro753/
Kantoiray753/
Khantariy753/
Khandtare752/
Kontharat752/
Kantharit752/
Kantharoj752/
Kantaarod751/
Kantaatri751/
Khantatri751/
Kanthoray751/
Cantarraj751/
Kantaross751/
Kantarost751/
Khantarit751/
Khantarod751/
Khantaroj751/
Khantarop751/
Khantarri751/
Khanthera751/
Cantera717,672/
Kantoro714,400/
Cantaro714,398/
Khamtharap71893/
Gkountaras71278/
Kontari71251/
Cantora71233/
Qantari71230/
Kantore71167/
Cantari7198/
Khamtharai7193/
Khantharet7183/
Khantharos7172/
Cantare7171/
Kontora7151/
Khanthasri7148/
Contara7133/
Kontaraitė7126/
Khantharop7123/
Kantero7119/
Kantori7119/
Kontera7118/
Khantharit7114/
Kantharoup7112/
Khamtharat7111/
Khantharod7111/
Khontharap719/
Khanteiray714/
Cântara714/
Khantharee714/
Cantary712/
Cántara712/
Keantharej711/
Kainthoora711/
Kontaro711/
Khontharai711/
Kantarzhiy711/
Kamtaro711/
Khachentharat7017/
Kontaris67331/
Cantaros67260/
Cantares67178/
Kantotri6798/
Kantoris6789/
Cantayre6771/
Cantario6768/
Kantouri6762/
Khamtari6749/
Khanthotrap6745/
Konthari6737/
Konthare6735/
Kantoros6735/
Cantarey6734/
Contaras6722/
Cantoray6721/
Kantorou6715/
Kantoryz6714/
Kontarez6713/
Kantores6713/
Cantaris6713/
Khantore6712/
Kountari6711/
Kantorez6710/
Koontaro6710/
Kantoori679/
Gkontora676/
Khantharoth675/
Kantorer675/
Cantargi673/
Cantarer673/
Kaantoro672/
Canterra672/
Cantoras672/
Kontoura672/
Cantarei672/
Kamtatri671/
Kanterou671/
Kanthore671/
Kanthori671/
Kontariy671/
Cantaero671/
Candtare671/
Kantooro671/
Khantory671/
Kantoriy671/
Kontoras671/
Camtaras671/
Cantaret671/
Cantarre671/
Canteray671/
Cantoira671/
Canntari671/
Kontarge671/
Khamtharach671/
Kantoury671/
Kontarit671/
Cantaryo671/
Cantarys671/
Kamtaros671/
Komthara671/
Kontarod671/
Kontaros671/
Kontarot671/
Kontasri671/
Khanthaaree671/
Khantharost671/
Khantharoup671/
Canterau670/

Kantara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻧﺘﺮﺍkantra-
Kantara in the Marathi language
कांताराkantara63.64
कानताराkanatara9.09
काटकरkatakara9.09
कांथराkanthara9.09
कांतराkantara9.09
Kantara in the Hindi language
कन्तराkantara55.56
कंटाराkantara11.11
कन्टराkantara5.56
कान्तराkantara5.56
कंताराkantara5.56
कांतराkantara5.56
कंतराkantara5.56
कन्ताराkantara5.56
Kantara in the Oriya language
କାାରାkaara35.48
ଶବରsabara22.58
କାଣ୍ତରାkantara16.13
କାାରkaara6.45
କଣ୍ତରାkantara6.45
େହାେଟehaeta3.23
ସବରsabara3.23
କାରାkara3.23
ପରିଡାparida3.23
Kantara in the Russian language
Кантараkantara-

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