Kanteni Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kanteni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanteni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kanteni (7) may also be a first name.

Kanteni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanteni is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kanteni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanteni? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kanteni reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kanteni is also the 4,548,448th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 7 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Excluding South Africa Kanteni occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and India, where 20 percent are found.

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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 Kanteni
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