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 last name Kanthy (Hindi: कान्ति, Marathi: कांती) is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kanthy.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanthy? popularity and diffusion
Kanthy is the 1,604,449th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Kanthy are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 176,700th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 1,858 people.
The surname Kanthy is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 1,703,296. In Nigeria Kanthy is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.
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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