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.

DNA test information

Kankakar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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

The surname Kankakar (Marathi: कानकेकर) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankakar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kankakar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 7,678,252. In Iran Kankakar is primarily concentrated in: Lorestan Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Iran Kankakar exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kankatkar943/
Khankakar941/
Kankekar88939/
Kancakar886/
Kankokar882/
Khankekar823/
Khancakar821/
Kamkatkar821/
Kankodkar821/
Cancakar751/
Kamkhokkard631/
Cancocar501/
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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
  • 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 Kankakar
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