Kantet Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kantet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1531:301,82919,123
India221:34,866,608408,224
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kantet (267) may also be a first name.

Kantet Last Name Facts

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

Kantet (Oriya: କେ) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantet? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,152,132nd most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. Kantet is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kantet are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kantet is also the 544,256th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 267 people.

Kantet is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 301,829. In Kenya Kantet is most prevalent in: Kajiado County, where 97 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Kantet occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Kantet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kantet surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanthet9260/
Kantete928/
Kanteth924/
Khanthet8652/
Kanthete8612/
Katintet862/
Khantets861/
Cantet831,280/
Kanted8310/
Kontet834/
Kantit831/
Katintest801/
Kanthette801/
Kantheath801/
Kanthed77107/
Khanted7797/
Khantit779/
Kanthit775/
Kantait775/
Kantedh773/
Cantete771/
Konthet771/
Keintet771/
Quantet771/
Kontete771/
Kantith771/
Kamtete771/
Khantite7194/
Khanthit7151/
Khonthet7148/
Khantait7113/
Katinted719/
Kanthait713/
Contet671,235/
Khanthait672/
Khamthest671/
Canted671/
Kantid671/
Khounthet671/

Kantet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantet in the Oriya language
କେke-

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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 Kantet
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