Kankari Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kankari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3981:1,927,30066,889
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kankari (167) may also be a first name.

Kankari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kankari (Hindi: कंकरी, Marathi: कानकरी, Oriya: କାାରି) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankari? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 693,669th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. Kankari occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Kankari are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kankari is also the 708,111th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 167 people.

The surname Kankari is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 398 people, or 1 in 1,927,300. In India it is mostly found in: Telangana, where 75 percent are found, Karnataka, where 10 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 9 percent are found. Not including India this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kankari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankari in the Marathi language
कानकरीkanakari82
कांकिरयाkankiraya4
कंकारीkankari4
ेेकानकरीeekanakari4
बनकरbanakara4
Kankari in the Hindi language
कंकरीkankari73.91
कांकरीkankari13.04
कनकरीkanakari8.7
काँकरीkamkari4.35
Kankari in the Oriya language
କାାରିkaari54.55
କାକାରିkakari9.09
ରିri9.09
କାାରୀkaari4.55
କଂକରିkankari4.55
କାାଇkaa'i4.55
କାରୀkari4.55
ବରିହାbariha4.55
କାକୀkaki4.55

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Footnotes

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