Kankrej Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kankrej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kankrej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India511:15,040,498247,985
England21:27,859,030389,889
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Kankrej Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kankrej (Marathi: कंकरेज) is found most frequently in India. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kankrej? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Kankrej live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Kankrej is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 15,040,498. In India Kankrej is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 92 percent live and Karnataka, where 2 percent live. Other than India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and China, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kankrec8616/
Kankire868/
Kankere866/
Kankeire8039/
Kangkere801/
Kainkere801/
Khankeree752/
Khankryea751/
Kacenkere751/
Kankera71115/
Kankeri7167/
Kankiri7126/
Kangkeeree717/
Konkire715/
Kankira714/
Kancere711/
Konkere711/
Konkisre671,719/
Kankiray6768/
Kankeera6710/
Keinkere672/
Konhkire672/
Kongkreu671/
Konkroei671/
Kanchere671/
Kankeriy671/
Kohnkire671/
Khankera671/

Kankrej Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kankrej in the Marathi language
कंकरेजkankareja70
कंरजेkanraje10
कांकरेजkankareja10
ककरेजkakareja5
कांकारेजkankareja5

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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 Kankrej
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