Kerkal Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kerkal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerkal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India381:20,185,931296,209
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Kerkal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerkal (Hindi: केरकल, Marathi: केरकळ) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerkal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Kerkal live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 20,185,931. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 87 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 8 percent are found. Besides India it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerkale921/
Karkal831,228/
Korkal83123/
Cerkal8313/
Kirkal834/
Kirkale7718/
Kreckal776/
Karkhal772/
Kerkool771/
Kiercal771/
Cherkal771/
Karkaal771/
Kırkalı770/
Kharkhal7139/
Khairkal712/
Cercal67698/
Kırcal67548/
Korcal6778/
Carkal6737/
Corkal6737/
Kirkalova6731/
Kyrkalova6727/
Kircal6719/
Cirkal676/
Kirkol674/
Karkol673/
Korkol672/
Qarkal671/

Kerkal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerkal in the Hindi language
केरकलkerakala-
Kerkal in the Marathi language
केरकळkerakala72.22
केकkeka16.67
केरकळानेkerakalane5.56
करकळkarakala5.56

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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 Kerkal
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