Kanm Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kanm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India171:45,121,493474,784
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanm (27) may also be a first name.

Kanm Last Name Facts

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

Kanm (Hindi: कान्म, Marathi: कन्म) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Kanm live; 47 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used first name globally, held by 27 people.

Kanm is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 45,121,493. In India it is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 53 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 24 percent reside and Jammu and Kashmir, where 6 percent reside. Apart from India it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside and Iraq, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanm899,063/
Kanme89231/
Kaanm895/
Katnm895/
Kannm895/
Kahnm892/
Qkanm891/
Kanmt891/
Kainem8026/
Khannm809/
Khanme806/
Khaanm804/
Khanmh803/
Kaynem801/
Kahanm801/
Khaunm801/
Khanmm801/
Khatnm801/
Konm755/
Canm754/
Kassinm731/
Kasinme731/
Konme6739/
Khonm675/
Koonm671/
Cahnm671/
Qannm671/
Kenhm670/

Kanm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanm in the Marathi language
कन्मkanma-
Kanm in the Hindi language
कान्मkanma75
कानमीkanami12.5
कांमkamma12.5

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kanm
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