Kantena Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kantena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kantena (11) may also be a first name.

Kantena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kantena is most common in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantena? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Kantena live; 33 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 11 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 39,039,279. In Uganda Kantena is primarily concentrated in: Luuka District, where 100 percent live. Outside of Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Zambia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kantenga937,801/
Kanteena9361/
Kantiena931/
Kanthenga882,092/
Kantana861,186/
Kantina86317/
Kantona86289/
Kantene86126/
Kontena8661/
Cantena869/
Kanteni865/
Kantyna861/
Kanthengah821/
Kantiene80359/
Kantinga80335/
Kanthana80310/
Kantieno80194/
Khantana8046/
Kanteene8046/
Kantenge8040/
Kamnteni8036/
Gkantona8031/
Kantanna8027/
Gkantina8025/
Kantenis8024/
Kantinay8012/
Kantengo809/
Kantinah808/
Kanthina807/
Kantanay806/
Kantinas805/
Kantonah804/
Cantenas804/
Kaintina803/
Konteena803/
Kantener803/
Kantiona801/
Kanttana801/
Konthena801/
Kantanha801/
Kantengi801/
Kantenje801/
Kantieni801/
Cantegna801/
Kantinat801/
Kauntana801/
Khanthana75157/
Kantionga75115/
Gkantinas7566/
Kasintina758/
Kamnteini757/
Kanthanna756/
Khantigna756/
Kantienou754/
Khantinat754/
Kanthieno752/
Katintina752/
Kahantana751/
Kaantanna751/
Kanteigne751/
Kantenher751/
Katentene751/
Cantenaux750/
Kantono7111,874/
Cantina711,626/
Kantini711,571/
Cantona71941/
Kamteni71554/
Khantionga71500/
Contena71211/
Kantano71153/
Kanthionga7193/
Cantana7176/
Kantine7135/
Kontona7132/
Kantino7122/
Canteno7122/
Konteni7117/
Kontina7111/
Kontína716/
Kheanthana716/
Cantene713/
Canteni712/
Kamtene712/
Kantiny711/
Khanthonna711/
Kantiné711/
Canteña711/
Konteno711/
Khanthenet711/
Konteny710/
Kantiono6711,763/
Cantenot67314/
Cantenys67292/
Cantanna67266/
Khanthionga67150/
Qanthana6765/
Khantini6753/
Cantener6749/
Kanthino6722/
Kontenis6718/
Kanthano6718/
Cantieny6716/
Quantana6716/
Cantınaz6715/
Contenay6714/
Kantinos6714/
Khamteni6710/
Cantinat679/
Cantinha678/
Cantanha678/
Cantinas676/
Kontegne676/
Kantinou676/
Konthina675/
Kounteni675/
Kanthini674/
Cantengo674/
Kantanoo674/
Cantinau673/
Kantonno673/
Kamtheni673/
Kantichinna672/
Kantingo672/
Quantina671/
Kamtechinna671/
Kantainy671/
Kantinho671/
Kontanna671/
Kantonoh671/
Kantonou671/
Cantoina671/
Contenha671/
Kantinoi671/
Kounteno671/

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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 Kantena
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