Kanikal Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Kanikal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
Kanikal (16) may also be a first name.
Kanikal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanikal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanikal (Hindi: कंिकल, Marathi: कानीकल) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanikal? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanikal is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Kanikal live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 16 people.
Kanikal is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Karnataka, where 57 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 36 percent live and Gujarat, where 7 percent live. Excluding India this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kannikal | 93 | 29 | / |
| Kanikall | 93 | 8 | / |
| Kanhikal | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kainikal | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kannickal | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kainikkal | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kannaikal | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kannikkal | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanikalle | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kainickal | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanekal | 86 | 381 | / |
| Konikal | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kanukal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Konickal | 80 | 15 | / |
| Canikalp | 80 | 15 | / |
| Kanekall | 80 | 12 | / |
| Konikkal | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kenikkal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kannekal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanukall | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kounikal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kotnikall | 75 | 8 | / |
| Kenekal | 71 | 6 | / |
| Canical | 71 | 2 | / |
| Konekal | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanukol | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanekattil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konical | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konykal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konnekal | 67 | 4 | / |
| Canicale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanukool | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanukoll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keannukool | 59 | 8 | / |
| Konukol | 57 | 3 | / |
| Conical | 57 | 1 | / |
| Könükol | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kheannukool | 56 | 1 | / |
| Konicole | 53 | 1 | / |
| Comniscal | 50 | 0 | / |
Kanikal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanikal in the Hindi language | ||
| कंिकल | kamikala | - |
| Kanikal in the Marathi language | ||
| कानीकल | kanikala | - |
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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 Kanikal
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