Kanthaiah Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kanthaiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanthaiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1561:4,917,086124,057
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Kanthaiah (519) may also be a first name.

Kanthaiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanthaiah is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanthaiah? popularity and diffusion

Kanthaiah is the 1,353,468th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. Kanthaiah occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Kanthaiah live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 370,800th most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 519 people.

The surname is most common in India, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 4,917,086. In India Kanthaiah is most frequent in: Telangana, where 57 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 34 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 6 percent are found. Besides India Kanthaiah exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

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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
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