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

Kanteya (Hindi: कन्तीया, Oriya: କାେ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanteya? popularity and diffusion

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

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 40,371,862. In India Kanteya is most common in: Odisha, where 79 percent reside, Chhattisgarh, where 16 percent reside and Bihar, where 5 percent reside. Not including India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

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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