Karnakaran Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Karnakaran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karnakaran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India281:27,395,192354,286
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
England11:55,718,059489,080

Karnakaran (140) may also be a first name.

Karnakaran Last Name Facts

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

Karnakaran (Marathi: करण) is most common in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnakaran? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karnakaran is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Karnakaran reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Karnakaran is also the 781,395th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 140 people.

The surname Karnakaran is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 27,395,192. In India Karnakaran is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 46 percent live, Karnataka, where 21 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 14 percent live. Aside from India it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 42 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karnakaran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karnakaran in the Marathi language
करणkarana66.67
करनkarana20
कनर्करनkanarkarana6.67
कणर्करणkanarkarana6.67

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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 Karnakaran
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