Kantya Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Kantya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
Kantya (237) may also be a first name.
Kantya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kantya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kantya (Hindi: कन्त्या, Marathi: कांत्या, Russian: Кантя) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kantya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 37 percent of Kantya live; 30 percent live in Eastern Europe and 26 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Kantya is also the 581,650th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 237 people.
The last name Kantya is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 18,015,382. In Russia Kantya is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 75 percent live, Kemerovo Oblast, where 13 percent live and Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Russia Kantya exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khantya | 92 | 42 | / |
| Kantayya | 86 | 55 | / |
| Kantaiya | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kaunntya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Khanthya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kantia | 83 | 176 | / |
| Kantyo | 83 | 66 | / |
| Kantja | 83 | 52 | / |
| Kontya | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kanthaiya | 80 | 24 | / |
| Kanthayya | 80 | 10 | / |
| Khantia | 77 | 149 | / |
| Kauntia | 77 | 126 | / |
| Kanthia | 77 | 67 | / |
| Kanteah | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kantjha | 77 | 12 | / |
| Gkantia | 77 | 8 | / |
| Khontya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khantyo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kantjai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Khantea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kantiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanteha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kantioy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gkantias | 71 | 63 | / |
| Kanthiah | 71 | 45 | / |
| Kantijah | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kantajha | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kanthjha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kainthia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khauntia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kantijai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khantjha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khantija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanthia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cantea | 67 | 1,182 | / |
| Kontyo | 67 | 164 | / |
| Cantia | 67 | 154 | / |
| Kontia | 67 | 59 | / |
| Kantio | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kanteo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Contya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qantia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kontja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kounteyya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamthayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanthijai | 67 | 1 | / |
Kantya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kantya in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्त्या | kantya | - |
| Kantya in the Marathi language | ||
| कांत्या | kantya | 90.68 |
| कांतया | kantaya | 3.86 |
| कंत्या | kantya | 1.93 |
| कात्या | katya | 0.64 |
| कानतया | kanataya | 0.32 |
| कान्हया | kanhaya | 0.32 |
| कान्त्या | kantya | 0.32 |
| Kantya in the Russian language | ||
| Кантя | kanta | - |
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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 Kantya
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