Kamthan Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Kamthan Surname User-submission:

The Kamthan surname comes from the word kamthaniya, which means 'commander of an army' in Farsi language.

Kamthan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2351:3,264,10895,059
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kamthan (13) may also be a first name.

Kamthan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kamthan surname comes from the word kamthaniya, which means 'commander of an army' in Farsi language.

- saurabhkamthan

Kamthan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kamthan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kamthan (Hindi: कमठान, Marathi: कंठान) is found most in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamthan? popularity and diffusion

Kamthan is the 950,707th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kamthan are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kamthan is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

The last name Kamthan is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 235 people, or 1 in 3,264,108. In India Kamthan is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 26 percent are found, Delhi, where 18 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 11 percent are found. Outside of India it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 6 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kamthan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamthan in the Marathi language
कंठानkanthana60
कमठाणkamathana40
Kamthan in the Hindi language
कमठानkamathana44.44
कमथानkamathana22.22
कम्ठानkamthana14.81
कामठानkamathana11.11
कम्थानkamthana7.41

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