Kankhar Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kankhar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankhar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3211:2,389,61277,416
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

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

Kankhar (Marathi: कंखर, Russian: Канхар) is found most in India. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankhar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 842,714th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. The last name 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 commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 321 people, or 1 in 2,389,612. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 89 percent reside, Gujarat, where 6 percent reside and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 2 percent reside. Excluding India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kankhar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankhar in the Marathi language
कंखरkankhara71.63
कणखरkanakhara23.03
कनखरkanakhara2.81
कांखरkankhara1.12
कन्खरkankhara0.28
Kankhar in the Russian language
Канхарkanhar-

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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 Kankhar
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