Kantho Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Kantho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 118 | 1:598,630 | 101,799 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Kantho (654) may also be a first name.
Kantho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kantho Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kantho (Hindi: कन्ठो) is held by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kantho.
How Common Is The Last Name Kantho? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kantho is the 1,422,956th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Kantho are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 78 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 324,709th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 654 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 598,630. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Chiang Mai Province, where 81 percent live, Bangkok, where 8 percent live and Chiang Rai Province, where 3 percent live. Apart from Thailand this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 11 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kantho Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kantho in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्ठो | kantho | 46.49 |
| कंठो | kantho | 32.46 |
| कण्ठो | kantho | 16.67 |
| कन्थो | kantho | 1.75 |
| कंथो | kantho | 1.32 |
| कान्ठो | kantho | 0.88 |
| कनठो | kanatho | 0.44 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kantho
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