Karnataka Surname

572,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Karnataka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karnataka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5331:1,439,14754,811
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Karnataka (136) may also be a first name.

Karnataka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karnataka (Hindi: कर्नाटक, Marathi: कनर्टका) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnataka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karnataka is the 572,911th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,250,083 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Karnataka reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 794,286th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 136 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 533 people, or 1 in 1,439,147. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 48 percent are found, Telangana, where 30 percent are found and Karnataka, where 12 percent are found. Besides India Karnataka exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 2 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karnataka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karnataka in the Hindi language
कर्नाटकkarnataka-
Karnataka in the Marathi language
कनर्टकाkanartaka-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Karnataka
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