Kanjam Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kanjam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanjam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2111:3,635,381101,965
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Kanjam (37) may also be a first name.

Kanjam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanjam (Hindi: कंजम, Marathi: कंजाम) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanjam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 945,594th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. The surname Kanjam is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kanjam live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kanjam is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 37 people.

The surname Kanjam is most numerous in India, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 3,635,381. In India Kanjam is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 88 percent live, Maharashtra, where 9 percent live and Telangana, where 2 percent live. Beside India this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 16 percent live and Afghanistan, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanjam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanjam in the Hindi language
कंजमkanjama-
Kanjam in the Marathi language
कंजामkanjama50
कांजमkanjama45.83
कंजमkanjama4.17

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