Karnakar Surname

302,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Karnakar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karnakar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,2281:624,64629,801
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Karnakar (3,323) may also be a first name.

Karnakar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karnakar (Hindi: कर्नाकर, Marathi: करनाकर, Oriya: କର୍ାକର) has its highest incidence in India. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnakar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karnakar is the 302,643rd most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,811,440 people. Karnakar is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Karnakar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Karnakar is also the 123,961st most widespread given name on earth, borne by 3,323 people.

The last name is most numerous in India, where it is held by 1,228 people, or 1 in 624,646. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 68 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 19 percent are found and West Bengal, where 4 percent are found. Besides India this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karnatkar947/
Kharnakar945/
Karnaakar945/
Karnaekar942/
Karnaikar942/
Karnaskar941/
Karnekar881,457/
Karnokar88424/
Kornakar887/
Karennaikar841/
Karnookar821,628/
Karnaukhor781/
Carnacar7579/

Karnakar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karnakar in the Hindi language
कर्नाकरkarnakara-
Karnakar in the Oriya language
କର୍ାକରkarakara58.33
କଣର୍ାକରkanarakara33.33
କନର୍ାକରkanarakara8.33
Karnakar in the Marathi language
करनाकरkaranakara43.18
करणाकरkaranakara23.86
िदनकरidanakara11.36
करणकरkaranakara4.55
करनकरkaranakara4.55
कारंजकरkaranjakara2.27
कानकरkanakara2.27
करणकारkaranakara2.27
करंजकरkaranjakara2.27
करुणाकरkarunakara1.14
िकनाकेikanake1.14
पिनकरpinakara1.14

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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 Karnakar
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