Kantou Surname
Approximately 727 people bear this surname
Kantou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 617 | 1:31,105 | 1,751 |
| Cameroon | 62 | 1:334,985 | 30,391 |
| Ivory Coast | 35 | 1:659,178 | 18,915 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
Kantou (314) may also be a first name.
Kantou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kantou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kantou (Hindi: कन्टूू) has its highest incidence in Niger. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kantou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 463,668th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,024,135 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kantou are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Kantou is also the 495,703rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 314 people.
The last name Kantou is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 617 people, or 1 in 31,105. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 33 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 27 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 17 percent reside. Other than Niger this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kantou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kantou in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्टूू | kantuu | - |
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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 Kantou
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