Kanthak Surname

201,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kanthak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanthak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9051:88,95611,206
Thailand8171:86,46111,909
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
India1161:6,612,633149,434
Poland561:678,72858,421
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kanthak (20) may also be a first name.

Kanthak Last Name Facts

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

Kanthak (Marathi: कंठक) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanthak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanthak is the 201,417th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,520,554 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Kanthak reside; 44 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 20 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 905 people, or 1 in 88,956. In Germany Kanthak is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Berlin, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 39 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Kanthak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kanthak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kanthak last name expanded 3,725 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kanthak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kanthak are 41.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kanthak earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.49% less than the national average, earning $38,623 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.52% less than the national average, earning $41,970 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanthak93512/
Kanthack93359/
Kanthake9353/
Kantak921,930/
Khantak86541/
Kantack86138/
Kantake8623/
Konthak8617/
Kanthac861/
Kanntak861/
Kanthook8018/
Kaintake805/
Koonthak801/
Quanthak801/
Khantake801/
Khachinthak78270/
Kontak77550/
Cantak7765/
Kantac7752/
Kantok776/
Kantax771/
Kantakova7565/
Khantakhe751/
Kachintak751/
Khantakova7129/
Kantoke7121/
Khantag7110/
Kantoks718/
Khantac717/
Kantock716/
Kaintok716/
Kontake715/
Kontack713/
Canthok712/
Kantoik711/
Kontakh711/
Khontak711/
Kanthog711/
Kachintaks711/
Keuntak711/
Khamthok672/
Kocentak671/

Kanthak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanthak in the Marathi language
कंठकkanthaka92.25
कंटकkantaka2.82
कंथकkanthaka2.82
कांथकkanthaka0.7

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