Kanté Surname
Approximately 6,959 people bear this surname
Kanté Surname User-submission:
Kanté was the name of those who smithed weapons. It means 'blacksmith'.
Kanté Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 4,195 | 1:4,045 | 289 |
| Guinea | 1,409 | 1:8,399 | 305 |
| Mauritania | 1,269 | 1:3,227 | 397 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Ivory Coast | 20 | 1:1,153,562 | 26,783 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Kante (239,298) are calculated separately.
Kanté (12) may also be a first name.
Kanté Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Kanté was the name of those who smithed weapons. It means 'blacksmith'.
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Where Does The Last Name Kanté Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanté is held by more people in Mali than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kante. For other possible spellings of Kanté click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanté? popularity and diffusion
It is the 71,011th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,047,212 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanté are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name in the world, held by 12 people.
The surname Kanté is most numerous in Mali, where it is borne by 4,195 people, or 1 in 4,045. Excluding Mali this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Guinea, where 20 percent reside and Mauritania, where 18 percent reside.
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Footnotes
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