Kantshi Surname
Approximately 572 people bear this surname
Kantshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 568 | 1:130,070 | 13,970 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Kantshi (16) may also be a first name.
Kantshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kantshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kantshi is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kantshi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 556,360th most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 12,740,465 people. Kantshi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kantshi are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.
It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 568 people, or 1 in 130,070. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
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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 Kantshi
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