Kartikey Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kartikey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kartikey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1881:4,080,135109,968
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kartikey (2,767) may also be a first name.

Kartikey Last Name Facts

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

Kartikey (Hindi: कार्तिकेय) is most common in India. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kartikey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,218,745th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kartikey live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 138,837th most widespread forename globally It is held by 2,767 people.

The surname Kartikey is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 4,080,135. In India Kartikey is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 37 percent reside, Bihar, where 27 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 11 percent reside. Aside from India this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kartikey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kartikey in the Hindi language
कार्तिकेयkartikeya93.68
कर्तिकेयkartikeya3.4
कार्तिकेkartike1.17
कार्तीकेयkartikeya0.68
कार्तिकयkartikaya0.29
कार्तिकkartika0.19
कार्तिकैयkartikaiya0.1
कीर्तिकेयkirtikeya0.1
कान्र्तिकेयkanrtikeya0.1
कार्तिेकेयkartiekeya0.1
कार्तिक्यkartikya0.1

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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 Kartikey
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