Cantiah Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Cantiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cantiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius81:161,6778,227
England61:9,286,343223,652
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantia92154/
Cantias862/
Kantiah861/
Cantija861/
Kanthiah8045/
Kantijah808/
Cantoija801/
Cantea771,182/
Kantia77176/
Cantio7782/
Contia775/
Qantia771/
Cantijoch758/
Khantia71149/
Kauntia71126/
Kanthia7167/
Quantia7116/
Kanteah7114/
Gkantia718/
Kontiah716/
Comtiah715/
Qantiaz712/
Conteah711/
Caintio711/
Coyntia711/
Cantijo711/
Ceintia711/
Cointia711/
Caiscentia710/
Gkantias6763/
Quaintia6721/
Kantaiya6713/
Kantajha677/
Kainthia674/
Countiho673/
Khauntia673/
Quanteah671/
Kamthiah671/
Khantija671/
Khanthia671/
Kantijai671/
Cosentia670/

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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
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  • 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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