Kantam Surname

116,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kantam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,4321:223,50413,208
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England41:13,929,515290,718
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Kantam (10,261) may also be a first name.

Kantam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kantam (Bengali: কান্তম, Hindi: कान्तम, Marathi: कांतम, Oriya: କାାମ) is most common in India. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 116,372nd most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,839,360 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Kantam reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kantam is also the 60,211th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 10,261 people.

Kantam is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 3,432 people, or 1 in 223,504. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 49 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 44 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 3 percent are found. Other than India it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 12 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kantham921,930/
Khantam92214/
Kanttam9238/
Kantamm9225/
Kantame9215/
Kauntam929/
Kanteam923/
Kantaam922/
Kandtam921/
Kantahm921/
Kaantam921/
Khantham86427/
Kantayım8621/
Khantame866/
Kanthamm864/
Kaantamm863/
Khantaam863/
Khantaum863/
Kaantham862/
Kanthham861/
Kantaham861/
Kamntham861/
Khanttam861/
Kantheam861/
Kontam834,801/
Cantam8312/
Kantom838/
Kasentham80186/
Kaanthamm801/
Kontham773,570/
Khontam7747/
Kontamm7727/
Khantom7712/
Konttam778/
Kontame778/
Kamttam776/
Kantome773/
Kanthom773/
Kamtaum772/
Konntam772/
Kantoum771/
Cantham771/
Canttam771/
Konhtam771/
Komntam771/
Khanthom71963/
Khontham7189/
Konthame718/
Konttham713/
Keantoom711/
Khentham711/
Koontham711/
Kountgam711/
Konntham711/
Kontom67145/
Khountham6720/
Cantom674/
Khonhtham672/
Camtam672/
Kheuntham671/
Contam671/

Kantam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantam in the Bengali language
কান্তমkantama-
Kantam in the Marathi language
कांतमkantama67.86
कंटमkantama14.29
कांटमkantama7.14
कन्तमkantama7.14
कांतामkantama3.57
Kantam in the Oriya language
କାାମkaama66.67
କାାମ୍kaam11.11
ଶୀକାଟଲାsikatala5.56
ମନଯ୍ୁମ୍manayum5.56
ସକିନାsakina5.56
ଆମାama5.56
Kantam in the Hindi language
कान्तमkantama41.67
कान्तkanta16.67
कांतमkantama8.33
कान्तम्kantam8.33
कांतंkantam8.33
कन्तमkantama8.33
कांतांkantam8.33

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Footnotes

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