Kangam Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Kangam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Kangam (119) may also be a first name.
Kangam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kangam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kangam (Hindi: कंगम, Marathi: कनगम) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kangam.
How Common Is The Last Name Kangam? popularity and diffusion
Kangam is the 1,828,462nd most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 62 percent of Kangam live; 62 percent live in Oceania Islands and 62 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 856,040th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 119 people.
The last name Kangam is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 129,424. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 52 percent live, West Sepik, where 29 percent live and Western, where 17 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent live and Thailand, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kangam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kangam in the Hindi language | ||
| कंगम | kangama | - |
| Kangam in the Marathi language | ||
| कनगम | kanagama | 71.43 |
| कंगाम | kangama | 28.57 |
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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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- 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 Kangam
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