Khnam Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Khnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
India961:7,990,264168,289
Pakistan551:3,248,07125,480
England31:18,572,686338,250

Khnam (24) may also be a first name.

Khnam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Khnam Come From? nationality or country of origin

Khnam (Hindi: खानम, Oriya: ଖାନମ) is borne by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Khnam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khnam is the 401,442nd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,328,624 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Khnam live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Khnam is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 24 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 721 people, or 1 in 221,022. Without taking into account Bangladesh Khnam occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found and Pakistan, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khnaam911/
Khnaum911/
Khnaim911/
Khnnam911/
Knam89312/
Hnam896/
Khnom80380/
Knamm8035/
Chnam8010/
Hnamm8010/
Kngam801/
Knaim801/
Hnaim801/
Hnaum801/
Kennam738/
Kinnam735/
Chnnam734/
Chgnam733/
Khnnom733/
Hnneam731/
Kgnajm731/
Khhnom731/
Knamme731/
Chinnam6716,338/
Chennam673,228/
Kenngam6711/
Hnom677/
Qnam671/
Cnam671/
Kinnham671/
Kenneam671/
Knom670/

Khnam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khnam in the Oriya language
ଖାନମkhanama-
Khnam in the Hindi language
खानमkhanama83.33
खनामkhanama16.67

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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 Khnam
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