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 found most in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankata? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kankata is the 313,632nd most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,083,093 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 91 people.

The last name Kankata is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 1,137 people, or 1 in 674,640. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 82 percent are found, Telangana, where 17 percent are found and Karnataka, where 0 percent are found. Besides India this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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