Kantoori Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Kantoori Surname User-submission:
Kantoor is an ancient village town near Badosari in Tahsil Sirauli Ghauspur, district Barabanki of Uttar Pradesh. The ancestors of Kantoori family were descendants of Imam
Hazrat Moosa Al Kazim. His direct lineal descendant Saiyid Ashraf Abu Talib, the son of Imamzada Mir Mahrooq (whose Mausoleum still exists in Nishapur) left Nishapur in Iran during the invasion of Iran by Mongol ruler Hulagu Khan.
Read More About This SurnameKantoori Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Kantoori (30) may also be a first name.
Kantoori Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Kantoor is an ancient village town near Badosari in Tahsil Sirauli Ghauspur, district Barabanki of Uttar Pradesh. The ancestors of Kantoori family were descendants of Imam
Hazrat Moosa Al Kazim. His direct lineal descendant Saiyid Ashraf Abu Talib, the son of Imamzada Mir Mahrooq (whose Mausoleum still exists in Nishapur) left Nishapur in Iran during the invasion of Iran by Mongol ruler Hulagu Khan.
Travelling via Afghanistan , Pakistan reached Delhi India during the reign of King Muhammad Tughlaq. He was granted a huge estate as blood money by King Tughlaq.
His grandson Saiyid-us-Sadat Alauddin known as Alauddin Ala buzurgsettled in Kantoor.The descendants of Alauddin Ala buzurg used to write Nishapuri with reference to their old home in Iran and Kantoori with reference to their final home in India.
The family became very famous due to their contribution in various fields especially in intellectual and spiritual spheres namely in literature, Islamic history, theology, jurisprudence, medicine, chemistry etc.
Mir Ali Khan, Mufti Muhammad Quli Sadr-us-sudur,, Allama Hamid Husain, Allama Siraj Husain, Allama Eijaz Husain, Allama Ghulam Husain, Saiyid Khurshaid Hasan Rais-Kantoor, Saiyid Izhar Husain, Justice Karamat Husain, Justice Shaukat Husain, Allama Hasan Abbas, Naseerul-millat, Nasirul-millat, Saiyid Mohammad Ilyas Bar at law, Haji Waris Ali Shaw are few of the longlist of eminent personalities which the Kantoori family has produced.
After the partition of India most of the family members left India and settled abroad. In fact very few surviving members of The Kantoori familyare left in India now.
The surname Kantoori which was used earlier only by the descendants of Alauddin is now used by all inhabitants of the area which makes it rather difficult for an outsider to know who the real descendants of Kantoori family are, however their family records were well maintained both by the family and authorities due to their eminent position in the society.
The personal records of the family, records of the Mughal Kings, British Government published biographies, records maintained in the ,Islamic world and by the sufis are sufficient to establish the real descendant of the family.
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Where Does The Last Name Kantoori Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kantoori (Hindi: कन्टूरी) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kantoori? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kantoori is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Kantoori live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,911,214th most widely held given name in the world, held by 30 people.
The last name Kantoori is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India it is mostly found in: Telangana, where 83 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent reside. Aside from India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kantoori Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kantoori in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्टूरी | kanturi | 75 |
| कन्तूरी | kanturi | 15 |
| कंटूरी | kanturi | 5 |
| कान्तूरी | kanturi | 5 |
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