Kanteya Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kanteya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanteya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India191:40,371,862445,856
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Kanteya (38) may also be a first name.

Kanteya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanteya (Hindi: कन्तीया, Oriya: କାେ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanteya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanteya is the 3,730,171st most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Kanteya live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kanteya is also the 1,662,754th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 38 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 40,371,862. In India it is mostly found in: Odisha, where 79 percent are found, Chhattisgarh, where 16 percent are found and Bihar, where 5 percent are found. Barring India this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 18 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaunteya9313/
Kantheya931/
Kantey9283/
Kantea925/
Kantheeya881/
Kanteye861,571/
Kantiya861,025/
Kantaya86109/
Kauntey8623/
Kanteah8614/
Khantey862/
Kanteja862/
Kaintey861/
Kanteyi861/
Kanteha861/
Khantea861/
Kanthiya802,644/
Khantiya80555/
Khantuya80263/
Kanthuya80113/
Kanthaya8061/
Kantiyah8023/
Khantaya8013/
Kanntaya804/
Kanteiah803/
Kantayad802/
Kauntiya801/
Kantiyat801/
Kantuoya801/
Kandthey801/
Cantey772,694/
Kantai771,586/
Cantea771,182/
Kantee77805/
Kantay77239/
Kontey77125/
Kantej77125/
Kantue77102/
Kantau77100/
Kantei7775/
Kontea7763/
Kantie7737/
Kantaa7723/
Kantae777/
Kamtea773/
Kantye773/
Kantoa772/
Kantaj771/
Kanteu771/
Kantoe771/
Khanthaya7541/
Kanthayat7516/
Khanthiya7514/
Khantayat759/
Kheantuya753/
Kantheath751/
Kantahyah751/
Kantayaya751/
Kanthayah751/
Kanthiyah751/
Koonteeya751/
Konteye715,211/
Khantee711,136/
Khantai71336/
Cantiya71259/
Cantoya71162/
Kanthai71141/
Khantei7161/
Khantaj7147/
Kantaiy7139/
Kontiya7123/
Kantayo7122/
Kantaut7121/
Kantaji7116/
Kantayi7112/
Kanthay7110/
Kanthee719/
Kantaja719/
Kountey717/
Kauntay717/
Kantaye715/
Khantue715/
Kantait715/
Kanthei715/
Kanthie715/
Kauntae714/
Kantuje714/
Kantoha714/
Kantoyi714/
Cantaya714/
Kontaya713/
Khantoe713/
Kachintaya712/
Kantuye712/
Kanthau712/
Kantoyo712/
Kaintoa711/
Kantajh711/
Kantayy711/
Kantiia711/
Kantoia711/
Kantoje711/
Konthey711/
Kantiyo711/
Kantieh711/
Quantea711/
Kantioy711/
Khantay711/
Khantau711/
Kantaue711/
Kanteuh711/
Kantiyi711/
Kantoja711/
Canteyo711/
Kantaay711/
Kantayu711/
Kamteja711/
Kantaiah67472/
Kantawee67245/
Khanthee67192/
Khantaai67173/
Kanthayo67156/
Kantayod6754/
Kanthaai6751/
Koonthea6747/
Kantajet6740/
Kountiya6732/
Kanthaup6728/
Khanthai6728/
Khantayo6728/
Kantayos6725/
Kaintaji6720/
Kanthaja6716/
Khamteja6715/
Khantait6713/
Khonteye6711/
Kounteye6710/
Kanthaus6710/
Khantaji6710/
Kamthiya679/
Kantijah678/
Kanthaji677/
Khantaii677/
Kanthaia676/
Kantawet675/
Kaintaje674/
Khantajo674/
Keanthai674/
Kantajee673/
Kanthait673/
Kantiyod673/
Khantuja672/
Kanthaha672/
Keauntae671/
Khantija671/
Kantaiha671/
Konteeye671/
Konthaya671/
Kontheye671/
Kounthea671/
Quanteah671/
Koonteah671/
Kantauts671/
Kanthawe671/
Konteyou671/
Ccantiya671/
Kantiyoe671/
Kanthiye671/
Kantaaye671/
Kainthai671/
Hkanthee671/
Khantiyo671/

Kanteya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanteya in the Hindi language
कन्तीयाkantiya-
Kanteya in the Oriya language
କାେkae86.67
କାେନୟାkaenaya6.67
କାଂେଟୟାkametaya6.67

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanteya
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