Kanakappan Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Kanakappan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kanakappan (230) may also be a first name.
Kanakappan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanakappan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanakappan (Marathi: कनक) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanakappan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Kanakappan is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Kanakappan live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kanakappan is also the 591,855th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 230 people.
The surname Kanakappan is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 56 percent live and Kerala, where 44 percent live. Excluding India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 29 percent live and Sweden, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankappan | 95 | 2 | / |
| Kanakapan | 95 | 2 | / |
| Kanukappan | 90 | 1 | / |
| Khanagappan | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kangappan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kankpan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kangapan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanokpan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Konkapan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanakaben | 74 | 329 | / |
| Kinakapon | 74 | 54 | / |
| Kuncappan | 74 | 3 | / |
| Konakpann | 74 | 2 | / |
| Kongappan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kankabuan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kon Akpan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Gangappan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kankabian | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kankpon | 71 | 165 | / |
| Gankpan | 71 | 58 | / |
| Kankpen | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kangpan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Konkpan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinkpan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cankaaiyappan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kangabaana | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kanakaboina | 67 | 148 | / |
| Kankaben | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kwangpan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kunchiappan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuangpan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cancapan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kankabon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanokpun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanokpon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kankpine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kounkpan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanakben | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kunkapna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanakaboini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khangpan | 67 | 1 | / |
Kanakappan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanakappan in the Marathi language | ||
| कनक | kanaka | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kanakappan
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