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

The last name Khnam (Hindi: खानम, Oriya: ଖାନମ) is found most in Bangladesh. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Khnam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khnam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 401,442nd most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,328,624 people. Khnam occurs predominantly 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 commonly held first name in the world, borne by 24 people.

The surname Khnam is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 721 people, or 1 in 221,022. Excluding Bangladesh this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent reside and Pakistan, where 6 percent reside.

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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