Kanthy Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Kanthy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 104 | 1:1,703,296 | 62,619 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Kanthy (1,858) may also be a first name.
Kanthy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanthy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanthy (Hindi: कान्ति, Marathi: कांती) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kanthy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanthy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,604,449th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kanthy reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kanthy is also the 176,700th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 1,858 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 1,703,296. In Nigeria Kanthy is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Kanthy exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanthy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanthy in the Hindi language | ||
| कान्ति | kanti | - |
| Kanthy in the Marathi language | ||
| कांती | kanti | - |
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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 Kanthy
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