Kanthu Surname
Approximately 448 people bear this surname
Kanthu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| India | 114 | 1:6,728,644 | 151,199 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kanthu (768) may also be a first name.
Kanthu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanthu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanthu (Bengali: কণ্ঠু, Hindi: कन्ठू, Marathi: कंठु, Oriya: କାୁ) is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanthu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 668,257th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 16,266,844 people. Kanthu occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Kanthu live; 47 percent live in Southern Africa and 47 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 296,201st most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 768 people.
The last name Kanthu is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Besides Malawi it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanthu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanthu in the Bengali language | ||
| কণ্ঠু | kanthu | - |
| Kanthu in the Oriya language | ||
| କାୁ | kau | 75 |
| କୁସାହୁ | kusahu | 25 |
| Kanthu in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्ठू | kanthu | 56.25 |
| कंठू | kanthu | 28.13 |
| कण्ठू | kanthu | 8.85 |
| कन्थू | kanthu | 3.13 |
| कंथू | kanthu | 2.08 |
| कन्ठु | kanthu | 1.56 |
| Kanthu in the Marathi language | ||
| कंठु | kanthu | 40 |
| कंठू | kanthu | 31.76 |
| कंथु | kanthu | 15.29 |
| कंथू | kanthu | 5.29 |
| कांथु | kanthu | 1.18 |
| कांतु | kantu | 0.59 |
| कान्त | kanta | 0.59 |
| कन्थु | kanthu | 0.59 |
| वकटु | vakatu | 0.59 |
| कांथू | kanthu | 0.59 |
| कन्ठू | kanthu | 0.59 |
| जकंठु | jakanthu | 0.59 |
| कान्धु | kandhu | 0.59 |
| कांतू | kantu | 0.59 |
| कान्तु | kantu | 0.59 |
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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 Kanthu
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