Kantun Surname

45,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Kantun Surname User-submission:

The Kantun surname means 'yellow-stone' or 'precious-stone' in Many Mayan languages.

K'an means 'precious' or 'yellow', while tun means 'stone'.

Kantun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico9,0541:13,7101,244
Indonesia2,0251:65,3087,083
Thailand1051:672,746112,498
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Norway131:395,56035,657
Belize71:50,7822,565
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
India71:109,580,769786,157
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Kantún (22) & Kantùn (1) are calculated separately.

Kantun (1,909) may also be a first name.

Kantun Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kantun surname means 'yellow-stone' or 'precious-stone' in Many Mayan languages.

K'an means 'precious' or 'yellow', while tun means 'stone'.

- tzintzuni10

Kantun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kantun (Hindi: कांटून, Oriya: କାୁନ) has its highest incidence in Mexico. It may be found as: Kantún or Kantùn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantun? popularity and diffusion

Kantun is the 45,984th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 646,460 people. The surname Kantun is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Kantun reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Kantun is also the 173,888th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 1,909 people.

This surname is most numerous in Mexico, where it is held by 9,054 people, or 1 in 13,710. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Yucatán, where 58 percent reside, Campeche, where 26 percent reside and Quintana Roo, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Mexico this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Kantun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kantun last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the party.

The amount Kantun earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.24% less than the national average, earning 231,057 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $45,280 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kantún9422/
Kantùn941/
Khantun9262,182/
Khanntun864,318/
Khantuun8648/
Khanthun8615/
Kantaung864/
Kantoune862/
Khantune861/
Khantuin861/
Khanttun861/
Khantoun861/
Kanton833,078/
Cantun831,630/
Kontun831/
Kantuting801/
Kanthon77377/
Kantoen77120/
Khontun77118/
Khanton7766/
Khentun7739/
Kantoon7722/
Cantune7714/
Cantung7713/
Kontunt774/
Kainton772/
Kantoum771/
Kamtaun771/
Kamteun771/
Kaumtun771/
Khantoon717,679/
Khanthon7113/
Kahntoon7111/
Kontaung7110/
Khanthum718/
Khantton717/
Khantaum713/
Khanntum713/
Kountoun712/
Keanthon711/
Canton6723,519/
Khanntoon67416/
Konton67385/
Cantón67218/
Khamthung6718/
Cantum6715/
Komtun672/
Cantún672/
Khanthonh671/
Cantùn671/
Cantuñ671/
Khanttoon671/

Kantun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantun in the Oriya language
କାୁନkauna-
Kantun in the Hindi language
कांटूनkantuna66.67
कन्टुनkantuna33.33

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