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
The last name Cantiah is borne by more people in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cantiah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cantiah is the 4,908,606th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Cantiah are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean.
This surname is most widely held in Mauritius, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 161,677. In Mauritius it is primarily found in: Pamplemousses District, where 50 percent are found and Rivière du Rempart District, where 50 percent are found. Besides Mauritius this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 38 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.
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 | / |
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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
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- 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
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