Kantaş Surname
Approximately 2,031 people bear this surname
Kantaş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,029 | 1:38,355 | 4,009 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kantas (1,933) & Kántás (251) are calculated separately.
Kantaş Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kantaş Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kantaş (Hindi: कन्तास, Marathi: कांतास) occurs most in Turkey. It can be rendered as a variant: Kantas or Kántás. For other possible spellings of Kantaş click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kantaş? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kantaş is the 204,545th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,588,157 people. Kantaş is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Kantaş are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Kantaş is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 2,029 people, or 1 in 38,355. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent are found, Konya Province, where 12 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 10 percent are found. Besides Turkey this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantas | 94 | 1,933 | / |
| Cantaş | 83 | 1,433 | / |
| Kontaş | 83 | 1,159 | / |
| Kántás | 83 | 251 | / |
| Kantac | 83 | 52 | / |
| Kantaz | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kantax | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kantaj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khantas | 77 | 296 | / |
| Kantash | 77 | 124 | / |
| Khantaj | 77 | 47 | / |
| Gkantas | 77 | 35 | / |
| Kaintas | 77 | 34 | / |
| Kantass | 77 | 9 | / |
| Khantac | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kauntas | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kanttas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kantase | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kanthac | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kantajh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khantash | 71 | 30 | / |
| Kanthaus | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kantache | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanthas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanthach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kantauts | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kantasse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khantache | 67 | 281 | / |
| Kontas | 67 | 259 | / |
| Kantos | 67 | 219 | / |
| Qantas | 67 | 148 | / |
| Cantas | 67 | 68 | / |
| Cantaz | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kontaz | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kantoš | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kontax | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kantoj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khantahas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kantoz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Qantaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kontac | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kantosova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kantasova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cantac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kantoc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanthach | 67 | 1 | / |
Kantaş Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kantaş in the Marathi language | ||
| कांतास | kantasa | 50 |
| कनतास | kanatasa | 50 |
| Kantaş in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्तास | kantasa | 25 |
| कन्ता | kanta | 25 |
| कान्तास् | kantas | 25 |
| कन्तास् | kantas | 25 |
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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 Kantaş
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