Kankad Surname

312,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kankad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1881:645,67830,527
Nepal101:2,848,0969,545
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kankad (245) may also be a first name.

Kankad Last Name Facts

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

Kankad (Hindi: कंकड, Marathi: कांकड) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 312,624th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,057,810 people. Kankad occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kankad are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kankad is also the 570,604th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 245 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 1,188 people, or 1 in 645,678. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 69 percent live, Maharashtra, where 20 percent live and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 4 percent live. Beside India Kankad exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 1 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kankkad9225/
Khankad928/
Kankead924/
Kangkad922/
Kankhad922/
Kankadh921/
Kankaid921/
Kangkead864/
Khankhad864/
Kainkaid860/
Kankat83135/
Kankod8369/
Kamkad8314/
Cankad8312/
Konkad836/
Kancad833/
Kankate771,765/
Kankhat7771/
Kankath7712/
Khanqad777/
Khamkad777/
Kamkhad775/
Kongkad774/
Kancaid773/
Kangkat773/
Kankatt772/
Kankeat771/
Kankatte7119/
Khankate719/
Kongkead715/
Khamkhad715/
Kankathe714/
Kaingkat714/
Kaincaid712/
Kaankate712/
Khamkead712/
Koonkead711/
Kayngkat711/
Khankhat711/
Khankath711/
Keungkad711/
Cancad67979/
Cankat67736/
Konkat6772/
Kamkat6713/
Kankot676/
Khankhate674/
Koncad674/
Kamkod672/
Khankahte671/
Konkod671/

Kankad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankad in the Marathi language
कांकडkankada85.48
कंकडkankada4.66
कंकाडkankada4.38
काकडkakada2.19
कंकाळkankala1.1
शंकरsankara1.1
ेकांकडekankada0.55
Kankad in the Hindi language
कंकडkankada79.12
कंकड़kankara14.29
कंक्कडkankkada4.4
कन्कडkankada2.2

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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 Kankad
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