Kanchal Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kanchal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanchal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India601:12,784,423224,716
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kanchal (586) may also be a first name.

Kanchal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanchal (Bengali: কাঞ্চল, Hindi: कंचल, Marathi: कांचल, Oriya: ପଧାନ) occurs most in India. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanchal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,436,415th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kanchal reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 345,673rd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 586 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 12,784,423. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 27 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 18 percent are found and Telangana, where 12 percent are found. Excluding India it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanchal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanchal in the Bengali language
কাঞ্চলkancala-
Kanchal in the Hindi language
कंचलkancala92.42
कन्चलkancala4.27
कंचनkancana1.42
कंचालkancala0.47
कान्चलkancala0.47
कांचलkancala0.47
कंछलkanchala0.47
Kanchal in the Oriya language
ପଧାନpadhana50
କିରଣkirana50
Kanchal in the Marathi language
कांचलkancala41.67
कंचलkancala33.33
कांचालkancala12.5
कंचाळkancala8.33
अिनलainala4.17

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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 Kanchal
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