Kante Surname
Approximately 239,298 people bear this surname
Kante Surname User-submission:
Kante is a Mandé/Susu surname common in Guinea and Mali. It is historically associated with blacksmith lineages, a respected artisan caste in Mandé society. Blacksmith families (numu) traditionally held roles in metalwork, ritual knowledge, and community mediation, giving the name a strong cultural significance.
Read More About This SurnameKante Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 103,965 | 1:163 | 30 |
| Guinea | 79,856 | 1:148 | 27 |
| Senegal | 27,828 | 1:524 | 83 |
| Ivory Coast | 13,313 | 1:1,733 | 170 |
| India | 6,729 | 1:113,994 | 7,427 |
| France | 1,976 | 1:33,615 | 4,093 |
| Burkina Faso | 643 | 1:28,541 | 1,683 |
| Spain | 544 | 1:85,941 | 7,295 |
| Mexico | 528 | 1:235,088 | 5,947 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| DR Congo | 458 | 1:161,309 | 16,675 |
| United States | 436 | 1:831,328 | 63,652 |
| Germany | 308 | 1:261,381 | 27,997 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Slovenia | 212 | 1:11,734 | 2,791 |
| Mauritania | 187 | 1:21,898 | 1,946 |
| Indonesia | 146 | 1:905,816 | 67,732 |
| Zambia | 138 | 1:114,855 | 8,864 |
| Niger | 109 | 1:176,074 | 6,227 |
| Cameroon | 91 | 1:228,232 | 22,810 |
| Latvia | 86 | 1:23,838 | 3,621 |
| Congo | 72 | 1:69,293 | 6,042 |
| Benin | 70 | 1:147,651 | 15,402 |
| Canada | 57 | 1:646,414 | 52,764 |
| Belgium | 53 | 1:216,918 | 27,806 |
| Liberia | 42 | 1:104,965 | 8,284 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Russia | 33 | 1:4,367,365 | 205,470 |
| Turkey | 22 | 1:3,537,337 | 93,247 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Lesotho | 11 | 1:184,778 | 13,836 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Kanté (6,959) & Kantė (1) are calculated separately.
Kante (3,947) may also be a first name.
Kante Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Kante is a Mandé/Susu surname common in Guinea and Mali. It is historically associated with blacksmith lineages, a respected artisan caste in Mandé society. Blacksmith families (numu) traditionally held roles in metalwork, ritual knowledge, and community mediation, giving the name a strong cultural significance.
- jakep2(Celtic) This surname means 'end of the land'. It is the name of a county in the south-east corner of England.
- dinn315Kante Demographics
Average Male Kante Height
169.95 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kante Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kante Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kante (Arabic: لكانتي, Bengali: কান্তে, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﺘﻰ, Hindi: कन्ते, Marathi: कंटे, Oriya: କାେ, Russian: Канте) occurs more in Mali more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Kanté or Kantė. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kante? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,299th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 30,454 people. Kante is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kante live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Mande Africa. Kante is also the 111,355th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 3,947 people.
The surname Kante is most commonly used in Mali, where it is held by 103,965 people, or 1 in 163. Not including Mali it is found in 82 countries. It also occurs in Guinea, where 33 percent are found and Senegal, where 12 percent are found.
Kante Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kante has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 4,844 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kante Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kante last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kante last name are 2.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.41% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kante earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 32.34% less than the national average, earning R 160,776 per year; in United States they earn 11.1% less than the national average, earning $38,358 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.77% less than the national average, earning $32,905 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kante Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kante in the Bengali language | ||
| কান্তে | kante | - |
| Kante in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେ | kae | 90.46 |
| କେ | ke | 5.3 |
| କାଣ୍େତ | kaneta | 4.24 |
| Kante in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻧﺘﻰ | kanty | 72.83 |
| ﻛﺎﻧﺘﻲ | kanty | 17.34 |
| ﻛﻨﺘﻰ | knty | 4.34 |
| ﻛﺎﻧﺘﺎ | kanta | 1.45 |
| ﻛﻨﺘﻲ | knty | 1.45 |
| ﻛﺎﻧﺖ | kant | 1.16 |
| ﻛﻮﻧﺘﻰ | kwnty | 0.58 |
| ﻛﻨﺘﺎ | knta | 0.29 |
| ﻛﺎﺗﻲ | katy | 0.29 |
| ﻛﺎﻧﺘﻪ | kanth | 0.29 |
| Kante in the Marathi language | ||
| कंटे | kante | 61.01 |
| कांटे | kante | 20.81 |
| कांते | kante | 12.51 |
| काटे | kate | 1.84 |
| कंठे | kanthe | 0.66 |
| कान्टे | kante | 0.4 |
| कन्टे | kante | 0.26 |
| कंते | kante | 0.2 |
| काँटे | kamte | 0.2 |
| कानटे | kanate | 0.2 |
| काण्टे | kante | 0.13 |
| कटे | kate | 0.13 |
| शांत | santa | 0.13 |
| कांत | kanta | 0.1 |
| कंटै | kantai | 0.07 |
| कान्ते | kante | 0.07 |
| कण | kana | 0.07 |
| खंते | khante | 0.07 |
| ेकांटे | ekante | 0.07 |
| कुटे | kute | 0.07 |
| कान्ती | kanti | 0.03 |
| केते | kete | 0.03 |
| Kante in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्ते | kante | 32.91 |
| कान्ते | kante | 24.05 |
| कान्ती | kanti | 18.99 |
| कांटे | kante | 10.13 |
| कांते | kante | 5.06 |
| कान्ति | kanti | 1.27 |
| कान्ता | kanta | 1.27 |
| कन्टे | kante | 1.27 |
| कण्टे | kante | 1.27 |
| कांती | kanti | 1.27 |
| Kante in the Russian language | ||
| Канте | kante | - |
| Kante in the Arabic language | ||
| لكانتي | lkanty | - |
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