Kantesh Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Kantesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India261:29,502,515369,827
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Kantesh (1,000) may also be a first name.

Kantesh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kantesh (Hindi: कान्तेश, Marathi: कांतेश) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantesh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Kantesh reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 254,461st most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 1,000 people.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 29,502,515. In India Kantesh is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 23 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 15 percent are found and Karnataka, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanthesh931/
Kantesch930/
Kantes9267/
Kantosh86397/
Kantash86124/
Kantysh8617/
Kanthes8610/
Kantish865/
Kantges863/
Kantees861/
Kantese861/
Khantes861/
Khantash8030/
Katintes801/
Gkaintes801/
Kantisch801/
Khantets801/
Cantes77656/
Kontes77350/
Kantis77311/
Kantej77125/
Kamtes7716/
Kantec775/
Kantez771/
Qantes770/
Khanteche754/
Kahntheus751/
Katintest751/
Kanthec71257/
Khantis71169/
Konteas71116/
Gkantis71114/
Cantees7151/
Kanıtez7150/
Gkontes7144/
Kantise7126/
Kontess7111/
Kontosh718/
Kaantis717/
Canties713/
Kontech713/
Khamtes712/
Kontges712/
Kantios712/
Cauntes712/
Kontesz712/
Kamtech712/
Kanterz711/
Koontes711/
Kantyshova711/
Cantese711/
Quantes711/
Kontash711/
Kanthis711/
Cantess710/
Kasentez671/
Kkontech671/
Quantese671/
Kasintis671/
Kounteus671/

Kantesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantesh in the Marathi language
कांतेशkantesa90.08
कान्तेशkantesa1.65
कांतेसkantesa0.83
कन्टेशkantesa0.83
कांतेषkantesa0.83
कंतेशkantesa0.83
कोतेशkotesa0.83
कंटेशkantesa0.83
कानतेशkanatesa0.83
Kantesh in the Hindi language
कान्तेशkantesa49.69
कन्तेशkantesa36.81
कांतेशkantesa3.68
कन्तेषkantesa3.68
कंतेशkantesa3.07
कान्तेषkantesa1.23
कानतेशkanatesa0.61
कंटेशkantesa0.61
कांतॆशkantesa0.61

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kantesh
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