Kankhar Surname
Approximately 326 people bear this surname
Kankhar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 321 | 1:2,389,612 | 77,416 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Kankhar (10) may also be a first name.
Kankhar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kankhar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kankhar (Marathi: कंखर, Russian: Канхар) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kankhar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 842,714th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. Kankhar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kankhar are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kankhar is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 2,389,612. In India Kankhar is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 89 percent reside, Gujarat, where 6 percent reside and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 2 percent reside. Besides India Kankhar is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kankhar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kankhar in the Marathi language | ||
| कंखर | kankhara | 71.63 |
| कणखर | kanakhara | 23.03 |
| कनखर | kanakhara | 2.81 |
| कांखर | kankhara | 1.12 |
| कन्खर | kankhara | 0.28 |
| Kankhar in the Russian language | ||
| Канхар | kanhar | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kankhar
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