Kanakam Surname

53,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kanakam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanakam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9,5081:80,6765,439
United States181:20,136,607622,629
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Kanakam (11,348) may also be a first name.

Kanakam Last Name Facts

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

Kanakam (Hindi: कनाकम, Marathi: कनकम, Oriya: କନକମ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanakam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanakam is the 53,419th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 762,216 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanakam are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kanakam is also the 56,282nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 11,348 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 9,508 people, or 1 in 80,676. In India it is mostly found in: Telangana, where 55 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 39 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Kanakam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kanakam last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Kanakam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.5% less than the national average, earning $39,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanakam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanakam in the Hindi language
कनाकमkanakama-
Kanakam in the Marathi language
कनकमkanakama92.82
कणकमkanakama1.53
कनकामkanakama1.22
कानकामkanakama1.22
कानकमkanakama1.07
कानाकमkanakama0.61
कनाकमkanakama0.61
कणकामkanakama0.31
कनाकामkanakama0.15
नाकमnakama0.15
Kanakam in the Oriya language
କନକମkanakama20.83
କାନକାମkanakama20.83
କାନାକମ୍kanakam16.67
କାନକାମ୍kanakam12.5
କାନାକାମ୍kanakam12.5
କନକମ୍kanakam8.33
କାନାକାମkanakama8.33

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