Konkani Surname

254,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Konkani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Konkani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,5431:497,12625,070
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Konkani (37) may also be a first name.

Konkani Last Name Facts

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

Konkani (Marathi: कणी) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Konkani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 254,976th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,707,717 people. The last name Konkani occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Konkani are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Konkani is also the 1,688,769th most widely held first name on earth, held by 37 people.

The surname Konkani is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 1,543 people, or 1 in 497,126. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Karnataka, where 88 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 7 percent are found and Telangana, where 4 percent are found. Outside of India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Konkani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Konkani in the Marathi language
कणीkani98.48

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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 Konkani
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