Kantema Surname

423,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kantema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6271:27,3034,104
Namibia1441:16,7322,990
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kantema (20) may also be a first name.

Kantema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kantema (Marathi: कंटेमा) is found most in Malawi. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantema? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kantema is the 423,328th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,908,980 people. Kantema is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kantema reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 20 people.

The last name Kantema is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 627 people, or 1 in 27,303. Apart from Malawi it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 18 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kantema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantema in the Marathi language
कंटेमाkantema-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kantema
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