Panikkar Surname

146,299th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Panikkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Panikkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,8581:268,39215,364
United States571:6,358,929302,882
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
England231:2,422,52489,093
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Panikkar (124) may also be a first name.

Panikkar Last Name Facts

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

Panikkar (Hindi: पनिक्कर, Marathi: पणी) is found most in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Panikkar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Panikkar is the 146,299th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,404,337 people. The last name Panikkar is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Panikkar live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Panikkar is also the 836,439th most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 124 people.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 2,858 people, or 1 in 268,392. In India it is mostly found in: Kerala, where 91 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 4 percent reside and Karnataka, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account India it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Panikkar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Panikkar last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Panikkar earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 49.57% more than the national average, earning $64,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.98% more than the national average, earning $60,105 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Panikkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Panikkar in the Hindi language
पनिक्करpanikkara50
पाणिक्करpanikkara33.33
पानिक्करpanikkara8.33
पणिक्करpanikkara8.33
Panikkar in the Marathi language
पणीpani26.67
पनीpani25
पाणीpani13.33
पानीpani13.33
पनीककरpanikakara11.67
पानीकरpanikara6.67
पािनकरpainakara3.33

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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 Panikkar
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