Kantwa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kantwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kantwa (23) may also be a first name.

Kantwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kantwa occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Kantwa occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Kantwa reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 23 people.

The last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Kantwa is primarily concentrated in: Rajasthan, where 50 percent are found, Haryana, where 17 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent are found. Beside India it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kantwat924/
Katentwa861/
Kanthwad861/
Kantua8329/
Kandwa8310/
Kantwe837/
Kontwa831/
Khantwe77494/
Cantway77134/
Kanthua77112/
Khandwa7749/
Khentwa7748/
Kaundwa7722/
Khantua7722/
Kandway775/
Kaindwa772/
Kandhwa771/
Kandwai771/
Kantwer771/
Kantdua771/
Kandhway71190/
Kaintuah7118/
Khanntwe718/
Kahundwa712/
Khandwah711/
Kandhwai711/
Khanthua711/
Khandway711/
Cantua67651/
Kandua67228/
Kandwe67159/
Kantue67102/
Kondwa6739/
Khandwahe6714/
Kandwi676/
Kantui676/
Kassendwa675/
Kamtwe673/
Kontua672/
Kantuo672/
Contwa671/
Kamtua671/
Kkasendwa671/
Kontwe671/

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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
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  • 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 Kantwa
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