Karnali Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Karnali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karnali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1631:811,34561,613
India91:85,229,487684,495
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Karnali (706) may also be a first name.

Karnali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karnali (Bengali: কর্নালী, Hindi: कर्नळ) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Karnali click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnali? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,272,314th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Karnali live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 310,909th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 706 people.

The last name Karnali is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 811,345. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: West Java, where 76 percent reside, Central Java, where 19 percent reside and Jakarta, where 2 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and Pakistan, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karnali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karnali in the Hindi language
कर्नळkarnala-
Karnali in the Bengali language
কর্নালীkarnali83.33
কর্ণালীkarnali16.67

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karnali
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