Kanthawi Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kanthawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanthawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand5591:126,36619,116
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532

Kanthawi Last Name Facts

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

Kanthawi is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kanthawi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanthawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 559,180th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,830,186 people. The surname Kanthawi is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kanthawi are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Tai-Asia.

This surname is most numerous in Thailand, where it is borne by 559 people, or 1 in 126,366. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Chiang Mai Province, where 30 percent are found, Chiang Rai Province, where 23 percent are found and Phayao Province, where 11 percent are found. Not including Thailand it exists in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 2 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Kanthawi
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