Kanthar Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kanthar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanthar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4671:1,642,53860,051
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kanthar (173) may also be a first name.

Kanthar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanthar (Marathi: कांथर) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanthar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 629,292nd most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 14,994,950 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kanthar reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kanthar is also the 694,534th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 173 people.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 467 people, or 1 in 1,642,538. In India it is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 96 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 1 percent reside. Other than India Kanthar exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 2 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanthar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanthar in the Marathi language
कांथरkanthara61.54
कांथारkanthara15.38
कान्थरkanthara15.38
कंठरkanthara7.69

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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 Kanthar
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