Kanchar Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Kanchar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanchar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4481:1,712,20061,807
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kanchar (106) may also be a first name.

Kanchar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanchar (Hindi: कंचर, Marathi: कंचार, Oriya: ଧରଣୀ, Russian: Канчар) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanchar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 639,219th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 15,309,970 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Kanchar reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 915,176th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 106 people.

This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 448 people, or 1 in 1,712,200. In India Kanchar is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 85 percent reside, Telangana, where 5 percent reside and Rajasthan, where 4 percent reside. Besides India Kanchar is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Kanchar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kanchar surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Kanchar earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanchar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanchar in the Oriya language
ଧରଣୀdharani-
Kanchar in the Marathi language
कंचारkancara97.51
कांचरkancara0.71
कचारkacara0.36
कंचरkancara0.36
कचरुkacaru0.36
कंचारानेkancarane0.36
Kanchar in the Hindi language
कंचरkancara85.37
कँचरkamcara4.88
कांचरkancara4.88
कन्चरkancara2.44
कंचारkancara2.44
Kanchar in the Russian language
Канчарkancar-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kanchar
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