Kants Surname

387,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kants Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kants Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2811:29,0173,310
Russia2801:514,72547,135
Ukraine1181:385,78646,976
Estonia691:19,1573,287
Kazakhstan381:465,32934,912
Finland321:171,77215,201
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Belarus191:500,05646,922
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
India71:109,580,769786,157
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Kants (128) may also be a first name.

Kants Last Name Facts

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

Kants (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﺘﻪ, Russian: Канц) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kants? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 387,397th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,955,836 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Kants live; 38 percent live in Eastern Europe and 38 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Kants is also the 821,896th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 128 people.

The last name Kants is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 281 people, or 1 in 29,017. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 95 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 4 percent reside and Madang, where 0 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 31 percent reside and Ukraine, where 13 percent reside.

Kants Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kants has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 110 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kants Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kants last name is primarily Orthodox (60%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kants are 2.65% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 44.12% registered to vote for the party.

Kants earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.67% less than the national average, earning $28,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaints91180/
Kantse9138/
Kantsø9130/
Khants9125/
Kanths914/
Kaynts914/
Kaunts910/
Khaynts8342/
Khantse833/
Kainets832/
Khaints831/
Kaynets831/
Kantsch831/
Kantz801,447/
Konts801,136/
Kancs8058/
Cants8025/
Kančs803/
Kands803/
Kantć801/
Kantsova7715/
Khantshe774/
Khaintse772/
Khayntse772/
Kasentse771/
Koonts73555/
Kaintz73356/
Kauntz73141/
Kaunds7381/
Kontse7378/
Kamtse7368/
Khents738/
Kounts737/
Quants736/
Khonts735/
Caunts733/
Kontts733/
Kŕantz731/
Koints731/
Caints731/
Kantch731/
Kanzss731/
Keantz730/
Kanstz730/
Cannts730/
Kaantz730/
Khantsova711/
Keannetse711/
Kanz674,084/
Koontse671,100/
Kamtshe67283/
Kanc67163/
Kanç6796/
Kantche6733/
Kauntze6726/
Kontsch6724/
Kontshe676/
Kahantsova676/
Cantsce675/
Khandse674/
Qhantse674/
Kountse672/
Kaintch672/
Keintse671/
Keinets671/
Koinets671/
Quantse671/
Keanetz670/

Kants Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kants in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻧﺘﻪkanth-
Kants in the Russian language
Канцkanc-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kants
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