Kankaiah Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Kankaiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankaiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1021:7,520,249162,050
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064

Kankaiah (799) may also be a first name.

Kankaiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kankaiah (Marathi: कंकैह) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankaiah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,775,494th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name Kankaiah is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Kankaiah are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kankaiah is also the 289,538th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 799 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 7,520,249. In India it is most frequent in: Telangana, where 97 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 3 percent are found. Not including India this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Trinidad and Tobago, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Kankaih931/
Kankai86104/
Kankaa865/
Kankaya801,199/
Kankaji801,154/
Kankayi8076/
Kangkai8053/
Khankai8022/
Kankaja805/
Kankhai805/
Kamkaia801/
Kankaid801/
Kankaiy801/
Kainkai801/
Kankieh801/
Kankaio801/
Khankhai75157/
Kangkaya7521/
Khangkai7510/
Kamkiiah754/
Khankaya751/
Khankayi751/
Kankayau751/
Kankhaya751/
Kainkaid750/
Kankoa71564/
Konkai7147/
Kankaj7142/
Konkaa7141/
Kankau7140/
Cankai7138/
Kankei7131/
Kankie7128/
Kancai7116/
Kankae7110/
Kankay719/
Kankoi719/
Kangkajit719/
Kankui712/
Khankhaio711/
Kankij711/
Konkayath711/
Kangkhaya711/
Kankea710/
Kankiya67755/
Kankoyi67670/
Cankaya67573/
Kongkai67455/
Khangkhaya67231/
Kankiyi67116/
Kankoji6788/
Kankoya6734/
Kankeya6729/
Kangcai6723/
Kankaye6711/
Kangkau6710/
Kangkoa679/
Kamkhai679/
Konkayi675/
Konkhai674/
Khankhajeh674/
Kankead674/
Kangkoi674/
Kankuie673/
Kancaid673/
Khancai672/
Kankuya672/
Kancaie672/
Kangkae672/
Kankhei672/
Kamkaji672/
Kangkie671/
Kainkae671/
Kounkai671/
Konkaya671/
Kangkui671/
Kankayy671/
Khanqai671/
Kankuha671/
Konkaji671/
Kangkaj671/
Kankuji671/
Kamgkai671/
Kankayu671/
Kankeat671/
Koonkai671/
Khonkai671/

Kankaiah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankaiah in the Marathi language
कंकैहkankaiha37.5
कानकैहkanakaiha12.5
कंकैअहkankai'aha12.5
कानकैयkanakaiya12.5
कनकैहkanakaiha12.5
कनकैkanakai12.5

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kankaiah
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