Kantum Surname
Approximately 411 people bear this surname
Kantum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 235 | 1:300,589 | 51,827 |
| Indonesia | 147 | 1:899,654 | 67,360 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
Kantum (340) may also be a first name.
Kantum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kantum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kantum (Hindi: कन्तुम) is found most in Thailand. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kantum? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 712,393rd most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Kantum reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 57 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 473,685th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 340 people.
The surname is most common in Thailand, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 300,589. In Thailand Kantum is mostly found in: Phetchabun Province, where 77 percent live, Udon Thani Province, where 13 percent live and Bangkok, where 4 percent live. Besides Thailand this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 36 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanthum | 92 | 33 | / |
| Khantum | 92 | 33 | / |
| Kantume | 92 | 12 | / |
| Kantoum | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khanthum | 86 | 8 | / |
| Khantuim | 86 | 4 | / |
| Khanntum | 86 | 3 | / |
| Khantaum | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kontum | 83 | 459 | / |
| Cantum | 83 | 15 | / |
| Kantom | 83 | 8 | / |
| Khamtum | 77 | 239 | / |
| Khantom | 77 | 12 | / |
| Konthum | 77 | 10 | / |
| Quantum | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khentum | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khontum | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kanthom | 77 | 3 | / |
| Koontum | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kamtaum | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kohntum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kkamtum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khanthom | 71 | 963 | / |
| Khenthum | 71 | 64 | / |
| Khamthum | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kontoume | 71 | 11 | / |
| Koonthum | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kountoum | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khoontum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keantoom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khonttum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamthoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kontom | 67 | 145 | / |
| Cantom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Komtum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khamthaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koutntoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kountom | 62 | 21 | / |
| Konthom | 62 | 2 | / |
| Koontom | 62 | 1 | / |
| Komtoum | 62 | 1 | / |
| Conthum | 62 | 1 | / |
| Camthum | 62 | 1 | / |
| Komteum | 62 | 1 | / |
| Canthom | 62 | 0 | / |
| Koontoom | 57 | 5 | / |
| Khomthum | 57 | 2 | / |
| Contom | 50 | 4 | / |
Kantum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kantum in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्तुम | kantuma | - |
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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 Kantum
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