Kanto Surname
Approximately 9,911 people bear this surname
Kanto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 3,880 | 1:6,095 | 1,238 |
| Japan | 2,792 | 1:45,790 | 3,828 |
| Finland | 557 | 1:9,868 | 1,543 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Indonesia | 361 | 1:366,341 | 31,484 |
| Thailand | 328 | 1:215,361 | 36,083 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| India | 181 | 1:4,237,930 | 112,703 |
| Albania | 150 | 1:19,427 | 3,353 |
| Nigeria | 122 | 1:1,451,990 | 55,913 |
| United States | 120 | 1:3,020,491 | 176,226 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Philippines | 96 | 1:1,054,565 | 88,381 |
| Benin | 72 | 1:143,550 | 15,098 |
| Sweden | 69 | 1:142,707 | 10,073 |
| Ivory Coast | 48 | 1:480,651 | 15,491 |
| Brazil | 41 | 1:5,221,325 | 132,593 |
| Ukraine | 36 | 1:1,264,519 | 108,003 |
| Denmark | 33 | 1:171,052 | 14,584 |
| Niger | 30 | 1:639,734 | 15,675 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Guyana | 18 | 1:42,346 | 4,061 |
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Turkey | 15 | 1:5,188,095 | 110,069 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Kantó (122) are calculated separately.
Kanto (46,845) may also be a first name.
Kanto Demographics
Average Kanto Salary in
United States
$43,028 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kanto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanto Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanto (Arabic: كانتو, Hindi: कन्तो, Marathi: कांतो, Oriya: କଣ୍େତା, Russian: Канто) occurs more in Madagascar more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Kantó. For other potential spellings of Kanto click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanto? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 51,688th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 735,299 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Kanto live; 39 percent live in Southern Africa and 39 percent live in Barito Africa. Kanto is also the 19,542nd most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 46,845 people.
This last name is most widespread in Madagascar, where it is held by 3,880 people, or 1 in 6,095. Outside of Madagascar Kanto occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 28 percent are found and Finland, where 6 percent are found.
Kanto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kanto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kanto surname increased 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kanto Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kanto are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kanto earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.28% less than the national average, earning $43,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.39% less than the national average, earning $41,542 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanto in the Oriya language | ||
| କଣ୍େତା | kaneta | - |
| Kanto in the Marathi language | ||
| कांतो | kanto | 61.11 |
| कांटो | kanto | 11.11 |
| कांतू | kantu | 5.56 |
| कान्टो | kanto | 5.56 |
| कांन्तो | kannto | 5.56 |
| कंतो | kanto | 5.56 |
| कांतॉ | kanto | 5.56 |
| Kanto in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्तो | kanto | 42.61 |
| कान्तो | kanto | 29.82 |
| कन्टो | kanto | 14.38 |
| कंतो | kanto | 4.22 |
| कांतो | kanto | 2.77 |
| कंटो | kanto | 1.98 |
| कांटो | kanto | 1.98 |
| कान्टो | kanto | 1.19 |
| कंतॊ | kanto | 0.4 |
| कण्टो | kanto | 0.4 |
| कानतो | kanato | 0.13 |
| कनतो | kanato | 0.13 |
| Kanto in the Russian language | ||
| Канто | kanto | - |
| Kanto in the Arabic language | ||
| كانتو | kantw | - |
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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
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