Kanagaraj Surname

152,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Kanagaraj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanagaraj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1481:668,17531,379
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
United Arab Emirates2081:44,0494,464
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Malaysia701:421,34621,816
Qatar531:44,4914,459
England421:1,326,62059,571
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Oman51:737,5946,889
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Kanagaraj (1,672) may also be a first name.

Kanagaraj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanagaraj (Hindi: कनगराज, Marathi: कनगराज) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kanagaraj.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanagaraj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 152,747th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,530,398 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Kanagaraj live; 65 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 188,262nd most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 1,672 people.

The last name Kanagaraj is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 1,148 people, or 1 in 668,175. In India Kanagaraj is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 69 percent are found, Karnataka, where 5 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 3 percent are found. Outside of India this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 25 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent are found.

Kanagaraj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kanagaraj are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kanagaraj earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 25.25% more than the national average, earning $54,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.7% less than the national average, earning $43,374 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanagaraj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanagaraj in the Hindi language
कनगराजkanagaraja-
Kanagaraj in the Marathi language
कनगराजkanagaraja24
कनकराजkanakaraja14
कनगाराजkanagaraja12
कनागराजkanagaraja10
जीकनगाराजjikanagaraja6
कानगाराजkanagaraja6
कानागाराजkanagaraja6
कानगराजkanagaraja4
कनगरजkanagaraja4
कानागराजkanagaraja4
कनकरजkanakaraja2
गणराजganaraja2
कानाराजkanaraja2
कांगाराजkangaraja2
कनागाराजkanagaraja2

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Footnotes

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