Neelkanthan Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Neelkanthan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neelkanthan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India111:69,733,217610,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Neelkanthan (35) may also be a first name.

Neelkanthan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Neelkanthan (Marathi: िनलकंठन) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Neelkanthan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Neelkanthan reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 35 people.

Neelkanthan is most numerous in India, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India Neelkanthan is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 55 percent are found, Delhi, where 27 percent are found and West Bengal, where 9 percent are found. Besides India it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Hong Kong, where 7 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Neelkanthan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Neelkanthan in the Marathi language
िनलकंठनinalakanthana42.11
िनलकंठinalakantha26.32
िनळकंठनinalakanthana15.79
नीलकंठनnilakanthana10.53
नीळकंठनnilakanthana5.26

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Neelkanthan
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