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) is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Kantún or Kantùn. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kantun is the 45,984th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 646,460 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Kantun live; 81 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 173,888th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 1,909 people.

The surname Kantun is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 9,054 people, or 1 in 13,710. In Mexico Kantun is mostly found in: Yucatán, where 58 percent live, Campeche, where 26 percent live and Quintana Roo, where 14 percent live. Apart from Mexico this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Kantun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kantun surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for 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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