Kukeri Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Kukeri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kukeri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Kukeri (17) may also be a first name.

Kukeri Last Name Facts

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

Kukeri (Marathi: कुकेरी, Oriya: କୁେକରି) is found most in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kukeri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kukeri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kukeri is the 7,117,718th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Kukeri is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Kukeri reside; 57 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Kukeri is most frequent in: Karnataka, where 33 percent reside, Kerala, where 33 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 33 percent reside. Aside from India it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kukerei92355/
Koukeri9212/
Kukkeri921/
Kukerai921/
Kuuskeri8632/
Kukereit8618/
Koukeris8610/
Kukari83301/
Kokeri8356/
Kikeri8347/
Kuceri8317/
Kukera839/
Kukere839/
Kukori835/
Kukiri831/
Kaukereit8047/
Kokerai77298/
Kikkeri77130/
Kokkeri7749/
Kukeera7733/
Kukkiri7733/
Kuukari7727/
Kukhari7725/
Kaukiri7719/
Kukarie7718/
Kukkari7714/
Kukkera7712/
Kukeraj774/
Kaukari774/
Koukori772/
Koukera772/
Kukaari772/
Kukarij771/
Kuukera771/
Khukari771/
Kukiera771/
Caukeri771/
Kuckera771/
Kukoriy771/
Kukarai771/
Kuckere770/
Koukkari71681/
Kukeraja7110/
Khukhari7110/
Kucheriy715/
Kukahari714/
Koucheri714/
Kucherai711/
Kuukerhe711/
Kukheree711/
Khuekere711/
Kokera671,557/
Kikiri67435/
Kokiri67295/
Kukare67243/
Kuqari67160/
Kokere67154/
Kikari6790/
Kikere6783/
Kikori6781/
Kukore6737/
Kucere6730/
Kukire675/
Kukira674/
Kokery672/
Kucari672/
Khukeyree671/
Cuceri671/
Kucori671/
Gkougkari671/

Kukeri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kukeri in the Marathi language
कुकेरीkukeri-
Kukeri in the Oriya language
କୁେକରିkuekari62.5
କୁେକରୀkuekari37.5

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kukeri
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