Cognomen Kantou (Kantou 
, Канту 
, كانتو) , in the entire world, is a very rare surname. The surname Kantou is habitual in Greece, where it is a rare surname, Russia, where it is a very rare surname, and Kazakhstan. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Russia, Greece, and Ukraine. Much less frequently, Kantou is the forename as well as the last name.