Kanakaji Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kanakaji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanakaji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India221:34,866,608408,224
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanakaji (89) may also be a first name.

Kanakaji Last Name Facts

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

Kanakaji (Marathi: कनकाजी, Oriya: କନକଜୀ) is found most in India. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanakaji? popularity and diffusion

Kanakaji is the 2,944,094th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Kanakaji occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Kanakaji reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kanakaji is also the 1,011,231st most prevalent first name internationally, held by 89 people.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 34,866,608. In India it is most numerous in: Karnataka, where 86 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent are found and Gujarat, where 5 percent are found. Apart from India Kanakaji is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 48 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanakaji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanakaji in the Oriya language
କନକଜୀkanakaji-
Kanakaji in the Marathi language
कनकाजीkanakaji80
कनकजीkanakaji20

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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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  • 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 Kanakaji
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