Kanaker Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Guyana

Kanaker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanaker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India181:42,614,743461,117
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Kanaker Last Name Facts

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

Kanaker (Arabic: كناكر, Marathi: काणकेर) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kanaker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanaker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Kanaker is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Kanaker live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India Kanaker is mostly found in: Karnataka, where 44 percent are found, Gujarat, where 33 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 22 percent are found. Aside from India Kanaker occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Guyana, where 4 percent are found and Liberia, where 4 percent are found.

Kanaker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kanaker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kanaker surname fell 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanaker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanaker in the Marathi language
काणकेरkanakera-
Kanaker in the Arabic language
كناكرknakr-

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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 Kanaker
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