Kinte Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Kinte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal311:470,3012,103
Benin271:382,80028,543
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

The alternate forms: Kintê (3) & Kintè (1) are calculated separately.

Kinte (318) may also be a first name.

Kinte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kinte is found most frequently in Senegal. It can appear as a variant: Kintê or Kintè. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinte? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,649,806th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Kinte are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 492,367th most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 318 people.

The last name Kinte is most widely held in Senegal, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 470,301. In Senegal Kinte is most frequent in: Thiès Region, where 65 percent live, Dakar Region, where 16 percent live and Sédhiou Region, where 10 percent live. Excluding Senegal this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 22 percent live and Mauritania, where 13 percent live.

Kinte Last Name Statistics demography

Kinte earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $47,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kintê933/
Kintè931/
Kinteh918,508/
Kintea9153/
Kintei9148/
Kiente9144/
Kintee917/
Kinted915/
Kionte913/
Kintey913/
Kintie912/
Kinteş912/
Kihnte911/
Kinteu911/
Kinthe911/
Kuinte911/
Kintez911/
Kintge910/
Kint892,489/
Knte891/
Kientei8339/
Kintter836/
Kintech831/
Kisnter831/
Kintije831/
Kuintei831/
Kintepp831/
Kindt806,655/
Kinta803,606/
Kente803,468/
Kinti80428/
Cinte80200/
Kinty80194/
Künte80129/
Kinth8023/
Kient806/
Kuint803/
Khnte802/
Knthe802/
Kintų801/
Knteh801/
Kntee801/
Kintt800/
Kienteha771/
Knt7592/
Quinte732,558/
Chinte731,909/
Kentie73477/
Kindts73170/
Kentey73131/
Cintea73114/
Kintui7376/
Kintay7356/
Kintai7343/
Kintoy7340/
Cintey7339/
Künteş7331/
Köntje7330/
Kentei7326/
Kentea7318/
Kintoi7311/
Kenthe7310/
Kenteh739/
Kcente738/
Kintuy738/
Kuinti737/
Keente737/
Kentee737/
Kienta733/
Kintch732/
Kintid732/
Kintaa732/
Kenteu732/
Khnter731/
Kienth731/
Kinnti731/
Qinter731/
Kienti731/
Kindtt731/
Kintio731/
Gkinti731/
Kintih731/
Kiendt730/
Kindth730/
Kintys730/
Kent67116,085/
Kind6713,153/
Chintey675,018/
Quinter671,263/
Quintes67501/
Cint67177/
Chintea67160/
Chinthe6797/
Chintte6742/
Kintova6728/
Kendter6722/
Quintey6720/
Knth6711/
Chinnte678/
Kynt678/
Qint676/
Kentees675/
Knti675/
Quintez674/
Knta674/
Kintaid673/
Kinč673/
Kenthea672/
Kennter671/
Kesnter671/
Kinthai671/
Kintich671/
Kynnter671/
Kynther671/
Chintei671/
Hkintay671/
Cnte671/
Kenteah671/
Künt671/
Kemnteh671/
Keentee671/
Künther671/
Quintea671/
Quintet671/
Quintie671/
Quiente671/
Gkinnti671/
Gkintis671/
Kimtech671/
Qnte671/
Kaentee671/
Kqnt671/
Gknt671/
Hknt671/
Kntz671/
Kknt671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kinte
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