Kantebe Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kantebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kantebe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kantebe occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kantebe.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantebe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kantebe live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kantebe is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda Kantebe is mostly found in: Mbarara District, where 46 percent are found, Kiruhura District, where 23 percent are found and Buhweju District, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kantebet9323/
Kahantebe881/
Kantabe8627/
Kanteba861/
Khantibe801/
Khanteby801/
Cantebet801/
Khanntabe753/
Khantabey751/
Kontabe71168/
Kantyba7113/
Kantiba712/
Kantabi712/
Kantobi711/
Kamtibe711/
Canteba711/
Cantabe711/
Kantaby711/
Kontobe711/
Konteba711/
Canteby710/
Kantabai67236/
Kantibai6741/
Khantabi6713/
Konthabe674/
Cantiber671/
Koontibe671/
Kontieba671/
Kantibaj671/
Kaintiba671/
Qhantibe671/

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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 Kantebe
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