Kantas Surname

212,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kantas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,2411:8,9281,121
Algeria4111:93,99414,297
United States951:3,815,357209,650
India531:14,472,932242,024
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
France191:3,495,933219,029
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
England151:3,714,537119,675
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Kantaş (2,031) & Kántás (251) are calculated separately.

Kantas (51) may also be a first name.

Kantas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kantas (Russian: Кантас) is found in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Kantaş or Kántás. Click here for further potential spellings of Kantas.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 212,982nd most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,770,070 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Kantas are found; 64 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Kantas is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 51 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Greece, where it is carried by 1,241 people, or 1 in 8,928. In Greece Kantas is most frequent in: Ionian Islands, where 50 percent live, Attica, where 28 percent live and Central Greece, where 11 percent live. Besides Greece it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Kantas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kantas are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Kantas earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.66% less than the national average, earning $36,390 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.68% more than the national average, earning $52,504 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kantaş942,031/
Khantas92296/
Kantash92124/
Gkantas9235/
Kaintas9234/
Kantass929/
Kauntas924/
Kantase922/
Kanttas922/
Kántás89251/
Khantash8630/
Kanthaus8610/
Kantauts861/
Khanthas861/
Kantasse861/
Kontas83259/
Kantos83219/
Qantas83148/
Cantas8368/
Kantaz838/
Kantax831/
Khantahas807/
Kantasova801/
Cantais77689/
Kantosh77397/
Gkontas77195/
Konteas77116/
Gkantos7796/
Konttas7741/
Kountas7733/
Kontgas7719/
Quantas778/
Kontasz774/
Kantose772/
Khontas771/
Kontash771/
Kantashova755/
Kantoush71616/
Gkountas71469/
Khantous7186/
Kontauts716/
Khantashova713/
Kosintas712/
Khamtash712/
Gkaintasova711/
Quantaus711/
Khantoos711/
Kanthach711/
Kantache711/
Cantos6731,973/
Kontos6710,024/
Cantaş671,433/
Kontaş671,159/
Khantache67281/
Contas67127/
Camtas6772/
Cantaz6766/
Kontaz6733/
Kantoš6721/
Kontax6712/
Kantoz676/
Cantós676/
Khanthach671/
Hkantoush671/
Kahntheus671/
Quantease671/
Kantosova671/
Kontás671/
Kontós671/
Qantos671/

Kantas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantas in the Russian language
Кантасkantas-

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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 Kantas
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