Nkant Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nkant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Nkant Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India171:45,121,493474,784
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nkant Last Name Facts

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

Nkant (Hindi: ंकान्त) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkant? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Nkant occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Nkant reside; 65 percent reside in South Asia and 65 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 45,121,493. In India it is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 41 percent live, Gujarat, where 35 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 18 percent live. Outside of India Nkant occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkante919/
Nkanth911/
N'Kante832/
Nkand80237/
Ncant8026/
Nkont8018/
Nkonte73280/
Nkangy731/
Nkoonte679/
N'Konte676/
Nccants671/
Nkoinet671/
N'Kounte621/
Nkond6029/
Nkound5514/
Nconte551/
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Nkant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkant in the Hindi language
ंकान्तnkanta50
ंकंतnkanta25
कान्तkanta25

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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 Nkant
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