Kantuga Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kantuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Kantuga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kantuga (Oriya: କାୁଗା) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantuga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Kantuga is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Kantuga are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Kantuga is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is most common in: Odisha, where 75 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 25 percent reside. Excluding India this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kantuga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantuga in the Oriya language
କାୁଗାkauga-

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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 Kantuga
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