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

Kankari (Hindi: कंकरी, Marathi: कानकरी, Oriya: କାାରି) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankari? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 693,669th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Kankari live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 708,111th most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 167 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 398 people, or 1 in 1,927,300. In India Kankari is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 75 percent live, Karnataka, where 10 percent live and Maharashtra, where 9 percent live. Other than India it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

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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