Kanakeri Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kanakeri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanakeri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6791:1,129,69946,087
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Kanakeri (61) may also be a first name.

Kanakeri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanakeri (Marathi: कानकेरी) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanakeri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanakeri is the 487,389th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,701,242 people. The surname Kanakeri is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanakeri reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kanakeri is also the 1,257,960th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 61 people.

Kanakeri is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 679 people, or 1 in 1,129,699. In India it is most frequent in: Karnataka, where 98 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Outside of India this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanakeri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanakeri in the Marathi language
कानकेरीkanakeri66.67
कनकेरीkanakeri33.33

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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 Kanakeri
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