Cantiah Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Cantiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 8 | 1:161,677 | 8,227 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Cantiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cantiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cantiah occurs more in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cantiah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Cantiah live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritius, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 161,677. In Mauritius Cantiah is primarily found in: Pamplemousses District, where 50 percent reside and Rivière du Rempart District, where 50 percent reside. Not including Mauritius it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 38 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantia | 92 | 154 | / |
| Cantias | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kantiah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cantija | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanthiah | 80 | 45 | / |
| Kantijah | 80 | 8 | / |
| Cantoija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cantea | 77 | 1,182 | / |
| Kantia | 77 | 176 | / |
| Cantio | 77 | 82 | / |
| Contia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Qantia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cantijoch | 75 | 8 | / |
| Khantia | 71 | 149 | / |
| Kauntia | 71 | 126 | / |
| Kanthia | 71 | 67 | / |
| Quantia | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kanteah | 71 | 14 | / |
| Gkantia | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kontiah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Comtiah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Qantiaz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Conteah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caintio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coyntia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cantijo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ceintia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cointia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caiscentia | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gkantias | 67 | 63 | / |
| Quaintia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kantaiya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kantajha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kainthia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Countiho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khauntia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quanteah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamthiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khantija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanthia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kantijai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cosentia | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Cantiah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis