Kalakheti Surname

354,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Kalakheti Surname User-submission:

Kalakheti or Karkheti is a surname and Paudyal. It belongs to the kumai gotra. The Kalakheti surname is common in Nepal. This is a common surname among the district of Gorkha, Makaunpur, Sankhuwasabha, and Jhapa district of Nepal.

Kalakheti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal1,0051:28,3391,136
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kalakheti Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kalakheti or Karkheti is a surname and Paudyal. It belongs to the kumai gotra. The Kalakheti surname is common in Nepal. This is a common surname among the district of Gorkha, Makaunpur, Sankhuwasabha, and Jhapa district of Nepal.

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Kalakheti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalakheti (Hindi: कालाखेती) is found most in Nepal. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalakheti? popularity and diffusion

Kalakheti is the 354,857th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,109,801 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kalakheti live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Kalakheti is most numerous in Nepal, where it is borne by 1,005 people, or 1 in 28,339. In Nepal it is primarily found in: Koshi, where 47 percent reside, Narayani, where 34 percent reside and Mechi, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Nepal this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kalakheti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalakheti in the Hindi language
कालाखेतीkalakheti-

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