Kanchama Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kanchama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanchama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India181:42,614,743461,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Kanchama (41) may also be a first name.

Kanchama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanchama (Bengali: কাঞ্চমা, Hindi: कन्चामा, Oriya: କାାମା) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanchama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanchama is the 4,427,875th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanchama are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 41 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India Kanchama is most common in: Odisha, where 61 percent are found, Telangana, where 22 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent are found. Excluding India this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanchama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanchama in the Bengali language
কাঞ্চমাkancama-
Kanchama in the Hindi language
कन्चामाkancama50
कंचमाkancama50
Kanchama in the Oriya language
କାାମାkaama50
ହିକକାhikaka21.43
କାମାkama7.14
କାନ୍ଚମାkancama7.14
ଭୂୟଁାbhuyama7.14
ତାଜ୍ଞାମାtajnama7.14

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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 Kanchama
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