Karanakaran Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Karanakaran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karanakaran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Karanakaran (66) may also be a first name.

Karanakaran Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karanakaran (Marathi: कारनाकरन) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karanakaran? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Karanakaran is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Karanakaran live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Karanakaran is also the 1,201,840th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 66 people.

Karanakaran is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India Karanakaran is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 70 percent are found, Gujarat, where 10 percent are found and Kerala, where 10 percent are found. Barring India this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karanakaran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karanakaran in the Marathi language
कारनाकरनkaranakarana42.86
करणाकरनkaranakarana21.43
करणाकरणkaranakarana14.29
एसकरणाकरनesakaranakarana7.14
करनाकरनkaranakarana7.14
करनाकरणkaranakarana7.14

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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 Karanakaran
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