Kantha Surname
Approximately 11,771 people bear this surname
Kantha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 7,811 | 1:9,043 | 472 |
| India | 2,872 | 1:267,084 | 15,298 |
| Sri Lanka | 877 | 1:23,727 | 3,118 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Kantha (8,026) may also be a first name.
Kantha Demographics
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Kantha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kantha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kantha (Bengali: কন্ঠ, Hindi: कन्ठा, Marathi: कंठा, Oriya: କୁମାର) occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kantha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kantha is the 44,126th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 619,110 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kantha live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 66 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 70,938th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 8,026 people.
It is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is held by 7,811 people, or 1 in 9,043. In Thailand it is most common in: Chiang Rai Province, where 17 percent reside, Chiang Mai Province, where 17 percent reside and Lampang Province, where 10 percent reside. Beside Thailand it exists in 26 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 7 percent reside.
Kantha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kantha are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kantha earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.8% less than the national average, earning R 128,808 per year and in United States they earn 5.29% less than the national average, earning $40,868 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kantha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kantha in the Marathi language | ||
| कंठा | kantha | 70.68 |
| कंथा | kantha | 9.77 |
| कांता | kanta | 6.02 |
| कंठ | kantha | 3.76 |
| कांथा | kantha | 3.76 |
| कानंथा | kanantha | 1.5 |
| सांथा | santha | 0.75 |
| कानता | kanata | 0.75 |
| कन्ठा | kantha | 0.75 |
| एकनाथ | ekanatha | 0.75 |
| Kantha in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्ठा | kantha | 30.77 |
| कंठा | kantha | 24.36 |
| कन्था | kantha | 23.08 |
| कण्ठा | kantha | 10.9 |
| कंथा | kantha | 3.85 |
| कान्था | kantha | 1.28 |
| कांठा | kantha | 1.28 |
| कठा | katha | 0.64 |
| कान्ता | kanta | 0.64 |
| कान्ठा | kantha | 0.64 |
| कन्ठ | kantha | 0.64 |
| कांथा | kantha | 0.64 |
| कंठ | kantha | 0.64 |
| कण्ठ | kantha | 0.64 |
| Kantha in the Bengali language | ||
| কন্ঠ | kantha | 22.22 |
| কাণ্ঠা | kantha | 11.11 |
| কান্থা | kantha | 11.11 |
| কণ্ঠমনি | kanthamani | 11.11 |
| কান্ঠা | kantha | 11.11 |
| কণ্ঠকুমার | kanthakumara | 11.11 |
| কান্ঠকুমার | kanthakumara | 11.11 |
| কণ্ঠ | kantha | 11.11 |
| Kantha in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁମାର | kumara | 12.5 |
| ସାହୁ | sahu | 10.42 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 3.13 |
| ମହାି | mahai | 3.13 |
| େଯନା | eyana | 3.13 |
| ମହା | maha | 3.13 |
| ରଣା | rana | 3.13 |
| େସଠୀ | esathi | 3.13 |
| ପାତ | pata | 2.08 |
| ପଭାତୀ | pabhati | 2.08 |
| େସାେରନ | esaerana | 2.08 |
| ଦିପାୟନ | dipayana | 2.08 |
| ଭୂଷଣ | bhusana | 2.08 |
| େଶଖର | esakhara | 1.04 |
| ମହାୁଡ଼ | mahaura | 1.04 |
| ଅବିନାଶ | abinasa | 1.04 |
| ର୍ଲତା | rlata | 1.04 |
| େକତକୀ | ekataki | 1.04 |
| ବାଣୁଆ | banu'a | 1.04 |
| ମାନସୀ | manasi | 1.04 |
| ଅଲିଭା | alibha | 1.04 |
| ସବିତା | sabita | 1.04 |
| ପାଣିଗାହି | panigahi | 1.04 |
| ରଶିତା | rasita | 1.04 |
| ଜ୍ଞାନ | jnana | 1.04 |
| ସୁନିତା | sunita | 1.04 |
| ପଭାତି | pabhati | 1.04 |
| ମାନସର | manasara | 1.04 |
| ସତଯ୍ର | satayra | 1.04 |
| ନାହାକ | nahaka | 1.04 |
| ପସନନ୍ | pasanan | 1.04 |
| ମହାକୁଡ | mahakuda | 1.04 |
| ସୁଜାତା | sujata | 1.04 |
| ପଭ | pabha | 1.04 |
| େସାହମ୍ | esaham | 1.04 |
| ବନିତା | banita | 1.04 |
| ମାନସ | manasa | 1.04 |
| ଅମିତା | amita | 1.04 |
| ଲଳିତ | lalita | 1.04 |
| େମହାି | emahai | 1.04 |
| ପରିହାଳ | parihala | 1.04 |
| କାଢାକା | kadhaka | 1.04 |
| ପବିତ | pabita | 1.04 |
| ବନମାଳି | banamali | 1.04 |
| ମାଟାମ | matama | 1.04 |
| ଅଭୟ | abhaya | 1.04 |
| ତପନ | tapana | 1.04 |
| େଜନା | ejana | 1.04 |
| ପମିତା | pamita | 1.04 |
| ରଂଜନ | ranjana | 1.04 |
| ସସିତା | sasita | 1.04 |
| ପଧାନୀ | padhani | 1.04 |
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