Kanikal Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kanikal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanikal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India141:54,790,384527,769
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

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

Kanikal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanikal in the Hindi language
कंिकलkamikala-
Kanikal in the Marathi language
कानीकलkanikala-

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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 Kanikal
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