Kanthan Surname
Approximately 2,481 people bear this surname
Kanthan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,389 | 1:14,981 | 2,125 |
| India | 473 | 1:1,621,703 | 59,529 |
| Malaysia | 238 | 1:123,925 | 8,100 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| United Arab Emirates | 58 | 1:157,970 | 11,714 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
Kanthan (655) may also be a first name.
Kanthan Demographics
Average Kanthan Salary in
United States
$50,462 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kanthan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanthan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanthan (Hindi: कन्थन, Marathi: कंथन) occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kanthan.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanthan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 173,231st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,937,342 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Kanthan live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 324,429th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 655 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,389 people, or 1 in 14,981. Aside from Sri Lanka Kanthan occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent reside and Malaysia, where 10 percent reside.
Kanthan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kanthan surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with the party.
The amount Kanthan earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 40.99% more than the national average, earning R 335,040 per year; in United States they earn 16.95% more than the national average, earning $50,462 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.09% more than the national average, earning $58,172 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanthan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanthan in the Marathi language | ||
| कंथन | kanthana | 59.09 |
| कांथन | kanthana | 22.73 |
| कंथान | kanthana | 9.09 |
| कंठन | kanthana | 4.55 |
| कन्थन | kanthana | 4.55 |
| Kanthan in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्थन | kanthana | 33.33 |
| कंठन | kanthana | 25 |
| कंथन | kanthana | 25 |
| कण्ठण | kanthana | 8.33 |
| कण्ठं | kantham | 8.33 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kanthan
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