Kantama Surname

203,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Niger

Kantama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1841:647,85930,607
Thailand4841:145,94722,948
Niger3121:61,5132,899
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kantama (1,076) may also be a first name.

Kantama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kantama (Hindi: कान्तमा, Marathi: कांतमा, Oriya: କାାମା) is found most frequently in India. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 203,812th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,570,576 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Kantama reside; 58 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 243,657th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 1,076 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 1,184 people, or 1 in 647,859. In India Kantama is most numerous in: Odisha, where 98 percent are found, West Bengal, where 1 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Barring India it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 24 percent are found and Niger, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kantama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantama in the Hindi language
कान्तमाkantama-
Kantama in the Oriya language
କାାମାkaama94.89
ପଧାନpadhana0.39
କାଡାକାkadaka0.16
ବିକାାମାbikaama0.16
କାଂତାମାkantama0.16
ରୁୁକାାମାruukaama0.08
ନାୁକାାମାnaukaama0.08
େବତାଲାebatala0.08
କାାମାାମିkaamaami0.08
ବାୁକାାମାbaukaama0.08
ମିତନାmitana0.08
ତମାରବିtamarabi0.08
କାକରkakara0.08
କାାମାାଇଁkaamaa'im0.08
େବାୁକାାମାebaukaama0.08
କାଲାମାଟାkalamata0.08
େତାଇକାeta'ika0.08
କାଓମାka'oma0.08
ଶାୁକାାମାsaukaama0.08
େବାରାଗାebaraga0.08
ଅନପାଲanapala0.08
ଚାଲାଣcalana0.08
ବିୁକାାମାbiukaama0.08
କାଏାମାkaeama0.08
ଲୁୁକାାମାluukaama0.08
େବଲମାରebalamara0.08
କାତିଲାkatila0.08
ଗୁୁକାାମାguukaama0.08
କାାମାତାିkaamatai0.08
Kantama in the Marathi language
कांतमाkantama53.85
कांतामाkantama38.46
कानतमाkanatama7.69

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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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