Kanteye Surname

252,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Kanteye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanteye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal1,5291:9,535372
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

Kanteye is more commonly found in Senegal than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanteye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanteye is the 252,019th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,638,794 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kanteye reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Senegal, where it is borne by 1,529 people, or 1 in 9,535. In Senegal it is primarily concentrated in: Louga Region, where 52 percent are found, Diourbel Region, where 25 percent are found and Dakar Region, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Senegal this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanteyey931/
Kantee92805/
Kantey9283/
Kantye923/
Konteye865,211/
Khantee861,136/
Kanteya8628/
Kauntey8623/
Kanthee869/
Kantaye865/
Khantey862/
Kantuye862/
Kaintey861/
Kantaey861/
Kanteyi861/
Kantoey861/
Kantawee80245/
Khanthee80192/
Kaunteya8013/
Khonteye8011/
Kounteye8010/
Kantajee803/
Konteeye801/
Kontheye801/
Kandthey801/
Kantheya801/
Kanthiye801/
Kantaaye801/
Hkanthee801/
Cantey772,694/
Kantay77239/
Kontey77125/
Kantej77125/
Kantue77102/
Kantei7775/
Kantie7737/
Cantee7719/
Kantae777/
Kontee777/
Kantea775/
Kanteu771/
Kantoe771/
Kanthawee7572/
Khantawee7513/
Kanteejit752/
Kantheeya751/
Kantaweea751/
Kantiya711,025/
Conteye71167/
Kantaya71109/
Khantei7161/
Kantaiy7139/
Khanteejit7132/
Kontaye7128/
Kantayo7122/
Kanteah7114/
Kantayi7112/
Kanthay7110/
Kountey717/
Kauntay717/
Khantue715/
Kanthei715/
Kanthie715/
Kauntae714/
Kantuje714/
Koontee714/
Kantoyi714/
Khontee713/
Khanthawee713/
Khantoe713/
Kanteja712/
Kantoyo712/
Kantayy711/
Kantoje711/
Konthey711/
Kontiye711/
Cantyey711/
Kantiyo711/
Kantieh711/
Kantioy711/
Khantay711/
Kantaue711/
Kanteuh711/
Kantiyi711/
Kontéye711/
Cantaye711/
Canteyo711/
Kanteha711/
Kantaay711/
Kantayu711/
Khantea711/
Kanthiya672,644/
Khantiya67555/
Khantuya67263/
Kanthayo67156/
Kanthuya67113/
Kanthaya6761/
Kantayod6754/
Kantajet6740/
Khantayo6728/
Kantayos6725/
Kantiyah6723/
Khantaya6713/
Kamtawee677/
Kantawet675/
Kaintaje674/
Kanntaya674/
Kanteiah673/
Kantiyod673/
Khonthee672/
Kantayad672/
Kauntiya671/
Keauntae671/
Kantiyat671/
Quantuey671/
Kantuoya671/
Kantayai671/
Kanthawe671/
Konteyou671/
Kantiyoe671/
Koonthee671/
Khantiyo671/

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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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