Kantung Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Kantung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
Kantung (12) may also be a first name.
Kantung Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kantung Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kantung is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kantung? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,746,821st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kantung are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 78 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kantung is also the 3,306,491st most widespread given name on earth, held by 12 people.
The surname Kantung is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 3,391,005. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Kalimantan, where 38 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 31 percent reside and East Java, where 28 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 20 percent reside and Cambodia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kauntung | 93 | 69 | / |
| Kantaung | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kanthueng | 88 | 40 | / |
| Kantuting | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kantong | 86 | 1,190 | / |
| Cantung | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kanthong | 80 | 3,476 | / |
| Khantong | 80 | 351 | / |
| Kaintong | 80 | 29 | / |
| Kauntong | 80 | 22 | / |
| Keantong | 80 | 18 | / |
| Kontaung | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kanthing | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kantoong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanthong | 75 | 17,178 | / |
| Keanthong | 75 | 24 | / |
| Khamthung | 75 | 18 | / |
| Khauntong | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kanthieng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kainthong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cantong | 71 | 2,546 | / |
| Kontong | 71 | 595 | / |
| Kheanthong | 71 | 12 | / |
| Khanhthong | 71 | 7 | / |
| Khaunthong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khantthong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konthong | 67 | 7,241 | / |
| Koontong | 67 | 145 | / |
| Khontong | 67 | 94 | / |
| Konthing | 67 | 10 | / |
| Canthong | 67 | 7 | / |
| Keintong | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cauntong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cantongh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kountong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khountheung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canthing | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kantung
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