Kankata Surname

313,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kankata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1371:674,64031,614
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Kankata (91) may also be a first name.

Kankata Last Name Facts

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

Kankata (Hindi: कनकटा, Marathi: कान्कते) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kankata.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankata? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 313,632nd most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,083,093 people. The surname Kankata is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Kankata live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kankata is also the 998,282nd most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 91 people.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 1,137 people, or 1 in 674,640. In India Kankata is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 82 percent are found, Telangana, where 17 percent are found and Karnataka, where 0 percent are found. Beside India this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Japan, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kankata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankata in the Marathi language
कान्कतेkankate-
Kankata in the Hindi language
कनकटाkanakata50
कनकताkanakata50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kankata
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