Kantong Surname

315,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kantong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand9211:76,69710,171
Indonesia1211:1,092,96978,869
Philippines1091:928,79182,877
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

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 is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantong? popularity and diffusion

Kantong is the 315,325th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,123,988 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kantong live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 77 percent live in Tai-Asia. Kantong is also the 176,043rd most frequent first name globally It is held by 1,869 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is held by 921 people, or 1 in 76,697. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Sisaket Province, where 23 percent reside, Roi Et Province, where 19 percent reside and Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 13 percent reside. Besides Thailand Kantong is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent reside and The Philippines, where 9 percent reside.

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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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  • 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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