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

The last name Kantet (Oriya: କେ) is found most in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantet? popularity and diffusion

Kantet is the 1,152,132nd most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. Kantet is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kantet live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 544,256th most widely held first name in the world, held by 267 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 301,829. In Kenya Kantet is primarily concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 97 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs 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 last name is principally 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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