Throughout the world, Karikalan (Karikalan 
) is quite a rare masculine forename. The first name Karikalan is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Qatar, where it is a rare masculine name, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Likewise, Karikalan is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Karikalan | United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Australia, India |
| kundrai vaendan karikalan Indian film director, IN (b. 1956) |
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| karikalan natarajan researcher |
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