Kanthappa Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Kanthappa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanthappa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India411:18,708,912282,725
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Kanthappa (268) may also be a first name.

Kanthappa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanthappa (Marathi: कंठ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kanthappa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanthappa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kanthappa live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 543,171st most frequent forename worldwide, held by 268 people.

The last name Kanthappa is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 18,708,912. In India Kanthappa is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 59 percent reside, Karnataka, where 20 percent reside and Telangana, where 10 percent reside. Outside of India it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent reside and China, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanthappa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanthappa in the Marathi language
कंठkantha46.67
कंठाkantha40
मठपतीmathapati6.67
कांथाkantha6.67

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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 Kanthappa
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