Kantem Surname

383,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kantem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8471:905,62639,247
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kantem (159) may also be a first name.

Kantem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kantem occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kantem is the 383,038th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 7,844,506 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Kantem are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 727,628th most widely held forename on earth, borne by 159 people.

Kantem is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 847 people, or 1 in 905,626. In India Kantem is most common in: Telangana, where 93 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 6 percent are found and Gujarat, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kantiem9217/
Kantehm9215/
Kanthem926/
Kanteam923/
Khantem923/
Kantemm921/
Kanttem921/
Kanteem921/
Kantheam861/
Kantim83452/
Kontem8341/
Cantem8318/
Kanthim7793/
Kantimm7780/
Khantim7710/
Keintem777/
Konthem773/
Gkantim772/
Kantime772/
Khontem771/
Katntim771/
Kamntim771/
Kontemm771/
Canthem770/
Kantayım7121/
Khantuim714/
Khantime711/
Cantim6730/
Kontim6725/
Khamtheam672/
Contem672/
Kantimova672/
Kamtym671/
Koumtem623/
Khamtim621/
Kontime621/
Khamthim5753/
Khomthem571/
Contim50232/
Komtim501/

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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 Kantem
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