Kanakali Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kanakali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanakali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
India71:109,580,769786,157

Kanakali (152) may also be a first name.

Kanakali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanakali (Hindi: कनकली, Marathi: कनकली) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kanakali.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanakali? popularity and diffusion

Kanakali is the 3,323,005th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Kanakali reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 746,252nd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 152 people.

The last name Kanakali is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea Kanakali is most frequent in: Enga, where 75 percent live, Western Highlands, where 18 percent live and Hela, where 4 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanakali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanakali in the Hindi language
कनकलीkanakali-
Kanakali in the Marathi language
कनकलीkanakali-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanakali
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