Kantume Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kantume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Kantume (138) may also be a first name.

Kantume Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kantume is found most in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantume? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Kantume is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kantume reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kantume is also the 787,636th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 138 people.

The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Buikwe District, where 25 percent are found, Kabarole District, where 13 percent are found and Kampala District, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kantum92411/
Kantaumes881/
Kantumi8679/
Kanthum8633/
Khantum8633/
Kantuma8620/
Kantome863/
Kantime862/
Kantoum861/
Kontoume8011/
Khanthum808/
Khantuim804/
Khantaum803/
Khanntum803/
Kantouma801/
Khantime801/
Kontum77459/
Cantum7715/
Kantom778/
Kaintouma7510/
Kantumaya752/
Kantoumoi751/
Kaintoumi751/
Kantoma711,373/
Khamtum71239/
Kantomi7115/
Kantimi7114/
Khantom7112/
Konthum7110/
Kontome7110/
Quantum715/
Kontuma714/
Khontum714/
Kanthom713/
Koontum712/
Kamtaum712/
Kohntum711/
Kontime711/
Cantumy711/
Kkamtum711/
Khanthom67963/
Kantomaa67100/
Khamthum6721/
Kontouma6715/
Kanthoma679/
Koonthum676/
Kountome672/
Kountoum672/
Kamthoum671/
Kantimai671/
Kantomay671/
Khonttum671/
Canthome671/
Khoontum671/
Keantoom671/

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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 Kantume
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis