Kanteye Surname
Approximately 1,571 people bear this surname
Kanteye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 1,529 | 1:9,535 | 372 |
| Spain | 32 | 1:1,461,001 | 45,498 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kanteye (12) may also be a first name.
Kanteye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanteye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanteye is found in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanteye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 252,019th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,638,794 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kanteye are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous given name on earth, borne by 12 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is held by 1,529 people, or 1 in 9,535. In Senegal Kanteye is mostly found in: Louga Region, where 52 percent live, Diourbel Region, where 25 percent live and Dakar Region, where 15 percent live. Barring Senegal Kanteye occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
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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 Kanteye
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