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 surname Kanjam (Hindi: कंजम, Marathi: कंजाम) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kanjam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanjam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 945,594th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Kanjam reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 37 people.

The last name Kanjam is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 3,635,381. In India Kanjam is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 88 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 9 percent are found and Telangana, where 2 percent are found. Excluding India this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 16 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 3 percent are found.

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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