Family name Kanthan (Kanthan 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Kanthan is characteristic of Qatar, where it is quite a common surname, Sri Lanka, where it is quite a rare surname, and Malaysia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and India. Likewise, Kanthan is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Kanthan | Sri Lanka, Qatar, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, India |
| kanthan pillay South African politician and leader of the Capitalist Party of South Africa |
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| kanthan theivendran researcher |
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| gowri l kanthan researcher |
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| p. k. r. lakshmi kanthan Indian politician, IN |
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| kanthan nambirajan researcher |
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