Kantow Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kantow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Kantow Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kantow Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kantow is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Kantow reside; 63 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 63 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Poland, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,167,396. Without taking into account Poland this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 11 percent live and Sweden, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khantow921/
Kantowa921/
Cantow83129/
Kantov83124/
Kantaw836/
Kantof832/
Kontow831/
Kantabowa801/
Kantova77140/
Khantov7756/
Kantoff7745/
Kantopf7712/
Kantoft778/
Kanthaw775/
Khentow774/
Khantaw772/
Kantoev772/
Keantaw771/
Kantouf771/
Kontowa771/
Khantova7130/
Kontowtt7110/
Kaynetov716/
Kanthoff715/
Khantoub712/
Khantouf711/
Khaentaw711/
Kanthawe711/
Kantav67123/
Kontov6733/
Kontaw6716/
Cantaw678/
Kontof675/
Cantov673/
Kamtaw671/
Kontob671/
Cantof670/

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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 Kantow
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