Kankarej Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Kankarej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankarej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3401:2,256,07574,483
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Kankarej Last Name Facts

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

Kankarej (Marathi: कंकरेज) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankarej? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kankarej is the 802,733rd most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kankarej live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Kankarej is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 2,256,075. In India Kankarej is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 96 percent live, Gujarat, where 2 percent live and Karnataka, where 0 percent live. Apart from India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kankarej Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankarej in the Marathi language
कंकरेजkankareja94.63
कांकरेजkankareja3.72
कांकारेजkankareja0.41
कंकरजेkankaraje0.41

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Footnotes

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