Kansom Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kansom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kansom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1581:447,07878,527
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kansom (42) may also be a first name.

Kansom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kansom is held by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kansom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kansom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,321,499th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kansom reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 93 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Kansom is also the 1,566,439th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 42 people.

The surname is most widely held in Thailand, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 447,078. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Chiang Rai Province, where 58 percent live, Lampang Province, where 15 percent live and Nakhon Pathom Province, where 14 percent live. Aside from Thailand it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 6 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khansom92404/
Kansome921/
Kansum83147/
Cansom833/
Kansam833/
Kancom832/
Kanjom831/
Kanzom831/
Konsom831/
Koonsom77163/
Khonsom7744/
Khansam779/
Kanssam772/
Kansume772/
Kansham771/
Kansaam771/
Kojnsom771/
Kansaum771/
Kanjoum771/
Kandjom771/
Kansiam771/
Kamsoum771/
Khanchom7117/
Kasemsom7113/
Kaunchom716/
Keanjoom711/
Khounsom711/
Khanjoom711/
Khamsoom711/
Koonsoom711/
Kanssame711/
Kandjoum711/
Kainsiam711/
Kanjam67277/
Konsam67249/
Konsum67154/
Kanzam6780/
Kanjum6721/
Konzom6710/
Kancam679/
Koncom677/
Cancom675/
Konjom674/
Camsom672/
Cansam672/
Khainjoom671/

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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 Kansom
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