Kanten Surname

327,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Norway

Kanten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia8061:164,08115,960
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Norway501:102,84613,903
Canada431:856,87466,382
Japan341:3,760,12635,803
Liberia301:146,95110,677
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
India71:109,580,769786,157
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Kantén (14) are calculated separately.

Kanten (1,063) may also be a first name.

Kanten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanten (Marathi: कांत, Russian: Кантен) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Kantén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanten? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanten is the 327,203rd most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,420,745 people. Kanten is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Kanten reside; 71 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 71 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 245,447th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 1,063 people.

It is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 806 people, or 1 in 164,081. In Indonesia Kanten is mostly concentrated in: Bali, where 79 percent live, West Nusa Tenggara, where 12 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 5 percent live. Outside of Indonesia it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Norway, where 4 percent live.

Kanten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kanten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kanten surname rose 735 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kanten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kanten surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.96% being registered with the party.

The amount Kanten earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.05% less than the national average, earning 269,758 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $46,595 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.1% less than the national average, earning $39,199 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kantén9414/
Kantoen92120/
Kanteen9244/
Kantien9224/
Kanthen9214/
Kainten921/
Kantn911/
Khahnten864/
Khanteng862/
Khantien861/
Kantenne861/
Konten83874/
Kantin83809/
Canten83178/
Kantyn831/
Kantne831/
Khantn831/
Kahanthen801/
Canteen77329/
Kantina77317/
Quanten77290/
Canteng7789/
Kantion7748/
Cantien7718/
Khantin7715/
Kanthin7711/
Kontien775/
Khantem773/
Canthen772/
Konthen772/
Candten771/
Khanthn771/
Kamtend771/
Kantyna771/
Kantemk771/
Khantne771/
Qaunten770/
Cantuen770/
Caunten770/
Cantn73154/
Khantuun7148/
Cantenne7146/
Gkantina7125/
Khanthin7123/
Kohnteng713/
Kaintina713/
Konthien711/
Khanthng711/
Quanteng711/
Khenthen711/
Catenten711/
Khantuin711/
Cantin6715,588/
Kontin67113/
Kantinova6771/
Conten6745/
Cantyn6729/
Cantem6718/
Cantín6716/
Kontnt678/
Cantne671/
Qantin671/
Khuontien671/
Kamtne671/

Kanten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanten in the Marathi language
कांतkanta-
Kanten in the Russian language
Кантенkanten-

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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 Kanten
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