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 is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantwa? popularity and diffusion

Kantwa is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Kantwa is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Kantwa are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kantwa is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name internationally, held by 23 people.

The last name Kantwa is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India it is most frequent in: Rajasthan, where 50 percent live, Haryana, where 17 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.

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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