Kanth Surname

22,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Kanth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India18,2911:41,9372,928
Sri Lanka3,5081:5,932865
United Arab Emirates3851:23,7982,703
Nepal3441:82,7931,923
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
England1571:354,89225,525
Sweden851:115,8448,286
Malaysia791:373,34519,730
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Finland501:109,93410,946
Pakistan501:3,572,87826,888
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Australia271:999,84158,390
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Oman131:283,6904,528
China71:195,331,65210,124
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Iceland31:126,6975,403
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Kanth (5,496) may also be a first name.

Kanth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanth (Bengali: কন্ঠ, Hindi: कंठ, Marathi: कंठ, Oriya: କ, Tibetan: ཀཱནཊ་) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanth? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 22,656th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,914 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Kanth are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 90,591st most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 5,496 people.

Kanth is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 18,291 people, or 1 in 41,937. In India Kanth is most common in: Telangana, where 31 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 19 percent reside and Bihar, where 12 percent reside. Excluding India it exists in 50 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 15 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.

Kanth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kanth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kanth last name rose 555 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 15,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kanth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kanth last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kanth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.76% less than the national average, earning 215,394 kr per year; in United States they earn 31.96% more than the national average, earning $56,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6% more than the national average, earning $52,662 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kainth915,246/
Kanthe911,881/
Khanth9162/
Kaanth9138/
Keanth9111/
Kaunth915/
Kannth914/
Kanths914/
Kandth914/
Kantht912/
Kahnth911/
Kamnth911/
Kanthp911/
Kantch911/
Kkanth911/
Kant89171,168/
Kaunthe8323/
Kaineth833/
Kaintch832/
Katnthe831/
Kasenth831/
Kainnth831/
Kantsch831/
Kante80239,298/
Khant80180,939/
Kandh803,048/
Kahnt802,065/
Kandt801,043/
Konth80652/
Kanıt80383/
Kannt80276/
Kantt8092/
Kaint8079/
Canth8061/
Kaunt8031/
Kaant8030/
Qanth8020/
Keant804/
Kcant803/
Kasnt802/
Kanht801/
Kantć801/
Kantė801/
Gkant801/
Katenthe77314/
Kanthová772/
Kanththe771/
Khante731,449/
Kasent73725/
Kaintz73356/
Kaints73180/
Kainte73101/
Canthe7374/
Khandh7349/
Kaunte7334/
Khamth7333/
Kantsø7330/
Kahant7326/
Konthe7321/
Khaunt7319/
Keinth7315/
Kantte7314/
Kainet7313/
Quanth7312/
Caanth735/
Kaante734/
Khaant733/
Kannte732/
Keanet732/
Kamnte732/
Keaunt731/
Kanndh731/
Kanndt731/
Kounth731/
Kacent731/
Kŕantz731/
Koynth731/
Gkante731/
Koonth731/
Katint731/
Kaantz730/
Caunth730/
Keantz730/
Kantchowa71680/
Kamnthowa711/
Kand6712,933/
Cant678,400/
Kont672,921/
Kantová67310/
Kantova67140/
Koineth67106/
Khaunte6780/
Qant6732/
Kontsch6724/
Keineth678/
Quandth678/
Kounthe674/
Khamnte674/
Kanehed673/
Keatint672/
Khannte672/
Kaisint672/
Kachent671/
Khandte671/
Khonthe671/
Kantowa671/
Katinte671/
Kacente671/
Gkainte671/
Khaints671/

Kanth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanth in the Tibetan language
ཀཱནཊ་kanaT-
Kanth in the Marathi language
कंठkantha73.13
कन्थkantha5.97
कँथkamtha5.97
कंथkantha4.98
कांथkantha4.98
कांतkanta1
ीकांतikanta1
Kanth in the Bengali language
কন্ঠkantha66.67
কণ্ঠkantha33.33
Kanth in the Oriya language
ka65.29
ପଧାନpadhana5.35
କାka5.26
ସାହୁsahu5
କୁମାରkumara4.91
ମାଝୀmajhi2.02
ରଣାrana0.7
ପାତpata0.61
ଲତାlata0.26
ନାଥnatha0.26
ରଥratha0.26
ମଣିmani0.18
ସନsana0.18
ପାଟpata0.09
ମାନmana0.09
କଟାkata0.09
ରଣrana0.09
ଯାନିyani0.09
Kanth in the Hindi language
कंठkantha64.46
कण्ठkantha18.54
कन्ठkantha13.93
कन्थkantha1.19
कंथkantha0.32
कान्तkanta0.24
कान्थkantha0.2
कंठ्kanth0.16
कान्ठkantha0.16
कंठाkantha0.08
काण्ठkantha0.08
कांथkantha0.08
कांठkantha0.08
कन्ठेkanthe0.04
कान्तिkanti0.04

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Footnotes

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