Explore the Family Name Kante

The meaning of Kante

1. West African (mainly Mali, Guinea, Senegal, and Ivory Coast; Kanté): from the name of the Kanté clan of the Soninke people, interpreted as ‘farm’ and as ‘this is not my voice’. 2. German: variant of Kant. 3. Slovenian: possibly from an altered form of Konte, an old vernacular short form of the personal name Konrad, or perhaps a nickname derived from kanta ‘can’. Compare Cante.

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How common is the last name Kante in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kante has seen significant growth in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 100,194 in popularity but jumped to 41,501 by 2010, marking an impressive 58.58% increase. The count of individuals with this surname also surged, from 167 in 2000 to 524 in 2010, which is a substantial 213.77% rise. Furthermore, the proportion of people with this last name per 100,000 increased by 200%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#100,194	#41,501	58.58%
Count	167	524	213.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.18	200%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kante

Regarding the ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been some marked changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kante between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as Black, increasing from 66.47% to 81.49%. There was a decrease in those identifying as White, from 21.56% to 11.26%, and likewise, the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased from 4.19% to 3.44%. Those claiming two or more races also dropped from 6.59% to 2.86%. No one identified as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	66.47%	81.49%	22.6%
White	21.56%	11.26%	-47.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.19%	3.44%	-17.9%
Two or More Races	6.59%	2.86%	-56.6%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%