Kantham Surname

213,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kantham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,3951:549,86827,065
Thailand5181:136,36721,168
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kantham (1,210) may also be a first name.

Kantham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kantham (Marathi: कँथम) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kantham is the 213,360th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,775,931 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kantham reside; 72 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 227,680th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,210 people.

The surname Kantham is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 1,395 people, or 1 in 549,868. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 50 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 45 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 1 percent are found. Beside India it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 27 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kantham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantham in the Marathi language
कँथमkamthama80
कांथमkanthama20

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kantham
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