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

Kanthaiah occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanthaiah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanthaiah is the 1,353,468th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kanthaiah reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kanthaiah is also the 370,800th most commonly used first name globally, held by 519 people.

The surname Kanthaiah is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 4,917,086. In India Kanthaiah is mostly found in: Telangana, where 57 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 34 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 6 percent live. Outside of India it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Kanthaiah
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