Kantún Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Kantún Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Kantun (11,273) & Kantùn (1) are calculated separately.
Kantún Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kantún Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kantún has its highest incidence in Mexico. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kantun or Kantùn. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kantún? popularity and diffusion
Kantún is the 4,206,983rd most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Kantún live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Hispano-North America.
The last name Kantún is most common in Mexico, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 5,910,772. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Yucatán, where 33 percent reside, Campeche, where 24 percent reside and Quintana Roo, where 19 percent reside. Not including Mexico this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Ireland, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantun | 94 | 11,273 | / |
| Kantùn | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kanton | 83 | 3,078 | / |
| Cantún | 83 | 2 | / |
| Khantun | 77 | 62,182 | / |
| Kanthon | 77 | 377 | / |
| Kantoen | 77 | 120 | / |
| Khanton | 77 | 66 | / |
| Kantoon | 77 | 22 | / |
| Kainton | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khantoon | 71 | 7,679 | / |
| Khanntun | 71 | 4,318 | / |
| Khantuun | 71 | 48 | / |
| Khanthun | 71 | 15 | / |
| Khanthon | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kahntoon | 71 | 11 | / |
| Khantton | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kantaung | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kantoune | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khantuin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keanthon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khantune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanttun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khantoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canton | 67 | 23,519 | / |
| Cantun | 67 | 1,630 | / |
| Khanntoon | 67 | 416 | / |
| Konton | 67 | 385 | / |
| Cantón | 67 | 218 | / |
| Khanthonh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kontun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cantùn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kantuting | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanttoon | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kantún
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