Kanakaraj Surname

525,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Kanakaraj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanakaraj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4331:1,771,51463,254
Qatar471:50,1704,949
United States461:7,879,542351,394
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England121:4,643,172139,951
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kanakaraj (35,931) may also be a first name.

Kanakaraj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanakaraj (Hindi: कनकराज, Marathi: कणकराज, Oriya: କନକରାଜ) occurs most in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanakaraj? popularity and diffusion

Kanakaraj is the 525,631st most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,811,258 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Kanakaraj are found; 70 percent are found in South Asia and 70 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kanakaraj is also the 24,234th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 35,931 people.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 433 people, or 1 in 1,771,514. In India Kanakaraj is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 45 percent are found, Kerala, where 16 percent are found and Karnataka, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Kanakaraj Last Name Statistics demography

Kanakaraj earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.52% less than the national average, earning $34,294 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanakaraj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanakaraj in the Hindi language
कनकराजkanakaraja98.25
कनकाराजkanakaraja1.75
Kanakaraj in the Oriya language
କନକରାଜkanakaraja75
କାନକାରାଜkanakaraja25
Kanakaraj in the Marathi language
कणकराजkanakaraja43.24
कनकराजkanakaraja24.32
कनकाराजkanakaraja13.51
कानाकरजkanakaraja8.11
कनाकराजkanakaraja5.41
कानकाराजkanakaraja2.7
कनाकाराजkanakaraja2.7

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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 Kanakaraj
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