Kankakar Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kankakar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankakar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Kankakar Last Name Facts

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

Kankakar (Marathi: कानकेकर) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kankakar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankakar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Kankakar is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kankakar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Kankakar is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 7,678,252. In Iran Kankakar is most prevalent in: Lorestan Province, where 100 percent reside. Other than Iran this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kankatkar943/
Khankakar941/
Kankekar88939/
Kancakar886/
Kankokar882/
Khankekar823/
Khancakar821/
Kamkatkar821/
Kankodkar821/
Cancakar751/
Kamkhokkard631/
Cancocar501/

Kankakar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankakar in the Marathi language
कानकेकरkanakekara50
कानककरkanakakara50

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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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  • 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 Kankakar
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