Kanton Surname
Approximately 3,078 people bear this surname
Kanton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,563 | 1:10,543 | 1,407 |
| United States | 131 | 1:2,766,862 | 164,942 |
| Benin | 52 | 1:198,762 | 18,872 |
| Poland | 51 | 1:745,270 | 61,215 |
| Burkina Faso | 47 | 1:390,470 | 6,130 |
| Indonesia | 47 | 1:2,813,813 | 160,835 |
| Hungary | 36 | 1:272,674 | 21,202 |
| Philippines | 34 | 1:2,977,595 | 140,497 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Kanton (522) may also be a first name.
Kanton Demographics
Average Kanton Salary in
United States
$36,850 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kanton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanton (Hindi: कन्तों, Russian: Кантон) occurs most in Ghana. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanton? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 144,371st most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,367,624 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Kanton live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kanton is also the 369,527th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 522 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,563 people, or 1 in 10,543. Besides Ghana this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.
Kanton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kanton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 936 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kanton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Kanton are 18.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kanton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 21.44% less than the national average, earning 271,864 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.6% less than the national average, earning $36,850 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanton in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्तों | kantom | 80 |
| कान्तों | kantom | 20 |
| Kanton in the Russian language | ||
| Кантон | kanton | - |
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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 Kanton
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