Kantasamy Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Kantasamy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Kantasamy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kantasamy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kantasamy occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kantasamy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kantasamy is the 4,772,636th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Kantasamy live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
Kantasamy is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,966,282. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 80 percent live, Kedah, where 7 percent live and Negeri Sembilan, where 7 percent live. Besides Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanthasamy | 95 | 3,974 | / |
| Khantasamy | 95 | 4 | / |
| Kantashamy | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kantahsamy | 95 | 1 | / |
| Khanthasamy | 90 | 9 | / |
| Cantasamy | 89 | 6 | / |
| Kantasami | 89 | 4 | / |
| Kanthasami | 84 | 27 | / |
| Canthasamy | 84 | 5 | / |
| Kanthasame | 84 | 2 | / |
| Kamthasamy | 84 | 1 | / |
| Khantasami | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kanthachamy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kantacami | 78 | 71 | / |
| Khantacami | 74 | 6 | / |
| Canthasami | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kantacome | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kantasamy
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