Kancham Surname

161,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kancham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kancham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,6911:285,04816,193
England61:9,286,343223,652
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Kancham (683) may also be a first name.

Kancham Last Name Facts

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

Kancham (Hindi: कंचम, Marathi: कांचम, Oriya: ରଥ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kancham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 161,168th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,696,095 people. Kancham occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kancham reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kancham is also the 316,697th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 683 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 2,691 people, or 1 in 285,048. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 50 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 48 percent live and Karnataka, where 0 percent live. Excluding India it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kancham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kancham in the Hindi language
कंचमkancama-
Kancham in the Oriya language
ରଥratha-
Kancham in the Marathi language
कांचमkancama61.11
कंचमkancama22.22
कंचनkancana5.56
कांचनkancana5.56
कंचमाकरkancamakara5.56

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kancham
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