Kantong Surname
Approximately 1,190 people bear this surname
Kantong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 921 | 1:76,697 | 10,171 |
| Indonesia | 121 | 1:1,092,969 | 78,869 |
| Philippines | 109 | 1:928,791 | 82,877 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Kantong (1,869) may also be a first name.
Kantong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kantong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kantong occurs in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kantong.
How Common Is The Last Name Kantong? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 315,325th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,123,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kantong live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 77 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 176,043rd most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 1,869 people.
It is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is held by 921 people, or 1 in 76,697. In Thailand it is mostly found in: Sisaket Province, where 23 percent are found, Roi Et Province, where 19 percent are found and Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Thailand this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Kantong
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