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 found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kants? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 387,397th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,955,836 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Kants are found; 38 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 38 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Kants is also the 821,896th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 128 people.

This surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 29,017. In Papua New Guinea Kants is primarily found in: Jiwaka, where 95 percent live, Western Highlands, where 4 percent live and Madang, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 31 percent live and Ukraine, where 13 percent live.

Kants Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kants has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 110 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kants Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Kants last name are 2.65% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 44.12% being registered to vote for the political 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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